The lexicographer's dilemma the evolution of "proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park
What does proper English mean, and who gets to say what's right? Lynch has discovered every rule of English usage has a human history, and makes sense only in a historical context. They're more like rules of etiquette, made by fallible people and subject to change.
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Format: | UnknownFormat |
Sprache: | eng |
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New York
Walker
2009
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Ausgabe: | 1. US ed. |
Schlagworte: |
Geschichte
> Englisch
> English language
> Lexicography
> History
> Style
> Usage
> Sprachnorm
> Standardsprache
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Zusammenfassung: | What does proper English mean, and who gets to say what's right? Lynch has discovered every rule of English usage has a human history, and makes sense only in a historical context. They're more like rules of etiquette, made by fallible people and subject to change. |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references |
Beschreibung: | VIII, 326, [16] S. Ill. |
ISBN: | 9780802717009 978-0-8027-1700-9 |