Fixing English: Prescriptivism and Language History (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk) af Anne (University of Michigan Curzan

Fixing English: Prescriptivism and Language History

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Anne Curzan demonstrates the important role prescriptivism plays in the history of the English language. Starting with a pioneering new definition of prescriptivism as a linguistic phenomenon, she highlights the significant role played by Microsoft's grammar checker, debates about 'real words', non-sexist language reform, and efforts to reappropriate stigmatized terms.

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Forlag Cambridge University Press
Forfatter Anne (University of Michigan Curzan
Type Bog
Format Paperback / softback
Sprog Engelsk
Udgivelsesdato 28-04-2016
Første udgivelsesår 2016
Illustrationer 17 Halftones, unspecified; 2 Line drawings, unspecified
Originalsprog United Kingdom
Sideantal 208
Indbinding Paperback / softback
Forlag Cambridge University Press
Sideoplysninger 208 pages, 17 Halftones, unspecified; 2 Line drawings, unspecified
Mål 154 x 229 x 15
ISBN-13 / EAN-13 9781316604885