Description
In this evocative work, “Mamma” turns a familiar word into a lens for exploring how language carries intimacy, identity, and history. Tracing the term’s roots and transformations across cultures and centuries, the book reveals how everyday speech—especially the language of children and caregivers—reflects shifting social meanings and relationships. With a focus on etymology and usage, it highlights themes of origin, memory, and the ways words evolve while still feeling personal. Written in a classic, scholarly style associated with Rhoda Broughton’s literary sensibility, the book offers both intellectual insight and a quietly moving appreciation for the power of maternal language.
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paperback
Creative Media Partners, LLC
Published Jan 1, 2018
318 pages
ISBN: 9781377181592
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First Published
2015
Language
eng
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