The Language Wars: A History of Proper English

by Henry Hitchings

Book Overview

The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been bitter, and have always really been about contesting valuesmorality, politics, and class.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374183295
• ISBN13: 9780374183295
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"