Proper English
myths and misunderstandings about language
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Author
Publication
1999 - Blackwell Publishers, Malden, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
49,250 words, Guess
Page Count
197 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL364304M
- ISBN-10063121268X
- OCLC Control Number98024577
- OCLC Control Number39261870
- OCLC Control Numberproperenglishmyt0000ward
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number98024577
- Goodreads1656649
- LibraryThing751054
Classifications
- DDC428
- LCCPE1074.7 .W37 1999
Description
Most of us have firm convictions about our language, as to what constitutes proper use and what is unacceptable abuse. As children we are taught a great deal about good and bad grammar, correct pronunciation and spelling, and the proper use of words. As adults we constantly encounter books, articles, and letters to newspapers opining about "proper English" and the sorry state of our language. 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. It offers a corrective to many of the unsupportable beliefs we hold about language in general and English in particular. It shows how these beliefs originated and offers suggestions for a more enlightened approach.
First Sentence
Near the beginning of William Shakespeare's The Tempest we find the magician Prospero in conversation with the monster Caliban.
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Series Statement
- The language library
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- Proper English: myths and misunderstandings about language
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