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THE LEXICOGRAPHER'S DILEMMA
THE EVOLUTION OF 'PROPER' ENGLISH, FROM SHAKESPEARE TO SOUTH PARK |
| By: |
Jack Lynch |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0802777694 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780802777690 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING USA |
| Pub. date: |
3 November, 2010 |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Description: |
"An entertaining tour of the English language."-New York Times |
| Synopsis: |
In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers-those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak. The Lexicographer's Dilemma poses a pair of questions-what does proper English mean, and who gets to say what's right? Our ideas of correct or proper English have a history, and today's debates over the state of the language-whether about Ebonics in schools, the unique use of language in a South Park episode, or split infinitives in the Times-make sense only in historical context. As historian Jack Lynch has discovered, every rule has a human history, and the characters who populate his narrative are as interesting for their obsessions as for their erudition. Charting the evolution of English with wit and intelligence, he provides a rich historical perspective that makes us appreciate a new the hard-won standards we now enjoy. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Walker & Co |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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