Fixing english: prescriptivism and language history
Auteur :
Curzan, Anne
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781316604885
Date de publication :
28 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,3 x 1,1 cm
Poids :
310 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Anne Curzan demonstrates the important role prescriptivism plays in the history of the English language. Starting with a pioneering new definition of prescriptivism as a linguistic phenomenon, she highlights the significant role played by Microsoft's grammar checker, debates about 'real words', non-sexist language reform, and efforts to reappropriate stigmatized terms.