Proper English: Myths and Misunderstandings about Language / Edition 1

by Ronald Wardhaugh

Overview

This books explores why it is we believe what we believe about language, and why we persist in handing down from generation to generation a rag bag collection of fact and fantasy about language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780631212690
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/05/1999
Series:	The Language Library , #13
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	7.87(w) x 9.84(h) x 0.59(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ronald Wardhaugh was until recently Professor of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. His many successful books include Understanding Grammar (1996) and Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Third Edition (1998), both published by Blackwell Publishers.

Table of Contents

Preface.

1. Wayward Words.

2. Language and Belief.

3. Our Untied Tongues.

4. Words in Order.

5. Not Knowing Your Grammar.

6. Some Consequences of Literacy.

7. Learning About English.

8. Future Perfect?.

Bibliography.

Index.