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020			_a9781139107327 (ebook)
020			_z9781107020757 (hardback)
020			_z9781316604885 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aPE1101 _b.C87 2014
082	0	0	_a420.9 _223
100	1		_aCurzan, Anne, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFixing English : _bprescriptivism and language history / _cAnne Curzan.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 197 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aOver the past 300 years, attempts have been made to prescribe how we should and should not use the English language. The efforts have been institutionalized in places such as usage guides, dictionaries, and school curricula. Such authorities have aspired to'fix' the language, sometimes by keeping English exactly where it is, but also by trying to improve the current state of the language. Anne Curzan demonstrates the important role prescriptivism plays in the history of the English language, as a sociolinguistic factor in language change and as a vital meta-discourse about language. Starting with a pioneering new definition of prescriptivism as a linguistic phenomenon, she highlights the significant role played by Microsoft's grammar checker, debates about'real words', non-sexist language reform, and efforts to reappropriate stigmatized terms. Essential reading for anyone interested in the regulation of language, the book is a fascinating re-examination of how we tell language history.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xGrammar, Historical.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xUsage _xHistory.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xHistory.
650		0	_aHistorical linguistics.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107020757
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139107327
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