Bad Language
Are Some Words Better than Others?
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Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7391092M
- ISBN-139780195172485
- ISBN-100195172485
- OCLC Control Number58535985
- OCLC Control Numberbadlanguageareso00batt
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005040880
- Goodreads574366
- LibraryThing1786359
Classifications
- LCCP409.B38 2005
Description
"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."--Jacket.
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