Language is power: the story of standard English and its enemies

By John Honey

The current liberal orthodoxy in the United Kingdom, the United States, and elsewhere in the English-speaking world, is against imposing Standard English on school students. But does this truly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571190472
• ISBN13: 9780571190478
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Faber &Faber
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.7" x 0.9" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Good book to have an interest in language

It was when I was at high school that I first decided to read this book. The reason was easy. Just it seemed intersting! Now I am majoring in linguistics at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. I recommend this book if you are getting interested in language.