Proper English Wardhaugh Paperback Wiley–Blackwell 9780631212690

Proper English\n\nMyths and Misunderstandings about Language\n\nRonald Wardhaugh (Author)\n\n9780631212690, Wiley\n\nPaperback / softback, published 22 November 1998\n\n212 pages\n25 x 20 x 1.5 cm, 0.284 kg\n\nThis 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.\n\nPreface. \n1. Wayward Words. \n2. Language and Belief. \n3. Our Untied Tongues. \n4. Words in Order. \n5. Not Knowing Your Grammar. \n6. Some Consequences of Literacy. \n7. Learning About English. \n8. Future Perfect?. \nBibliography. \nIndex.\n\nSubject Areas: Linguistics [CF]