Bad language: are some words better than others?

"Examining grammar and style, cursing, slang, political correctness, regional and ethnic dialects, and foreign accents and language mixing, Battistella discusses the strong feelings evoked by language variation, from objections to the pronunciation NU-cu-lar to complaints about bilingual educat...

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Main Author: Battistella, Edwin L. 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2005
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Online Access:Klappentext
Summary:"Examining grammar and style, cursing, slang, political correctness, regional and ethnic dialects, and foreign accents and language mixing, Battistella discusses the strong feelings evoked by language variation, from objections to the pronunciation NU-cu-lar to complaints about bilingual education. He explains the natural desire for uniformity in writing and speaking and traces the association of mainstream norms to ideas about refinement, intelligence, education, character, national unity, and political values. Battistella argues that none of these qualities is inherently connected to language."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:VI, 230 S.
ISBN:9780195172485
0195172485

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