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Fixing English: Prescriptivism and Language History Curzan, Anne (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Fixing English: Prescriptivism and Language History
Curzan, Anne (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
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.
208 pages, 19 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 8, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107020757 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 236 × 17 mm · 428 g |
| Language | English |