Language and human nature
Auteur :
Halpern, Mark
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138526884
Date de publication :
12 oct. 2017
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Exposes a century's worth of flawed thinking about language, to exhibit some of the dangers it presents, and to suggest a path to recovery. This book examines the causes of changes in the English vocabulary. It discusses a variety of verbal solecisms, vulgarisms, and infelicities generally.