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The Language Wars
Henry Hitchings
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Description for The Language Wars
Paperback. What really is correctness? Why do people care so much about it? What is at stake in the quarrel about good and bad usage? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. Very good copy with light shelf wear
The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been acrimonious, and those involved have always really been contesting values - to do with morality, politics and class.
THE LANGUAGE WARS examines the present state of the conflict, its history and its future. Above all, it uses the past as a way of illuminating the present. Moving chronologically, the book explores the most persistent issues to do with English and unpacks the history of 'proper' usage. Where did these ideas spring from? Which of today's bugbears and annoyances are actually venerable? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Murray Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848542099
SKU
KCW0015467
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Henry Hitchings
Henry Hitchings was born in 1974. He has contributed to many newspapers and magazines and is theatre critic for the Evening Standard.
Reviews for The Language Wars
'[Hitchings] writes beautiful prose, witty and succinct. His book is full of complex ideas expressed with crystal clarity ... The range of his knowledge and curiosity is remarkable ... Every paragraph contains a fascinating detail about the English language ... I recommend that you rush out to immediately buy it, or to buy it immediately, whichever you prefer.'
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