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The contemporary cynic.

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Dec2018 (Volume) 78
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject English literature
Page 62 - 64
Authors Tate, Edgar
Contents

The author traces the strange and circuitous history of the word 'cynic', and in doing so, reveals much about the processes by which words accrue their mocdern meanings.

Keywords
Language change     Language styles