Language Myths and the History of English
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Richard J. Watts
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-03 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Language Myths and the History of English deconstructs common myths about the historical development of English and looks at the ideological reasons for their e
Language Myths
Language: en
Pages: 282
Authors: Laurie Bauer
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-11-26 - Publisher: Penguin UK

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A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The
Origins of the Specious
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Patricia T. O'Conner
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-24 - Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks

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Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you thin
Languages, Myths and History
Language: en
Pages: 107
Authors: Elizabeth Solopova
Categories: Courage in literature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher:

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Language Myths and the History of English
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Richard J. Watts
Categories: Discourse analysis
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher:

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This book aims to deconstruct the myths that are traditionally reproduced as factual accounts of the historical development of English, and to reveal new myths