Language anxiety: conflict and change in the history of english
Auteur :
Machan, Tim William
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199232123
Date de publication :
29 janv. 2009
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
672 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This engaging and wide-ranging history of language anxiety ranges from the Tower of Babel to the internet. It shows how worry about language results from and causes linguistic change, as well as fuelling perennial concerns about class, culture, identity, and social change.