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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 Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 28, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9781316604885 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 154 × 15 mm · 324 g |
| Language | English |