Proper English

Myths and Misunderstandings about Language

Ronald Wardhaugh (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

1998
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-0-631-21268-3 (ISBN)

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This books explores why it is we believe what we believe about language, and why we persist in handing down from generation to generation a rag bag collection of fact and fantasy about language.

Ronald Wardhaugh was until recently Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. His many successful books include Understanding Grammar (1996) and Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Third Edition (1998), both published by Blackwell Publishers.

Preface. 1. Wayward Words.

2. Language and Belief.

3. Our Untied Tongues.

4. Words in Order.

5. Not Knowing Your Grammar.

6. Some Consequences of Literacy.

7. Learning About English.

8. Future Perfect?.

Bibliography.

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.11.1998
Reihe/Serie	The Language Library
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 235 mm
Gewicht	435 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-631-21268-X / 063121268X
ISBN-13	978-0-631-21268-3 / 9780631212683
Zustand	Neuware