Bad Language

By Lars-Gunnar Andersson

Book Overview

The title of this book is intended ironically. The main thrust of this book is to argue that one should think twice before condemning particular forms of language or linguistic usages. Written by linguists, it takes the linguist's objective view but is written in non-technical language so that it can be accessible and entertaining to a large audience. Topics covered include swearing, slang, dialects, accents and jargon.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140125086
• ISBN13: 9780140125085
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Fresh, easy complete book.

This is a fresh, easy-to-understand introduction to slang and other non-standard levels of language. However, it's quite a complete book.