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Language Myths

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Laurie Bauer, Peter Trudgill
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Penguin Books Limited, Nov 26, 1998 - Literary Collections - 188 pages
A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The Media Are Ruining English; Children Can't Speak or Write Properly Anymore; America is Ruining the English Language. The tone is lively and entertaining throughout and there are cartoons from Doonesbury andThe Wizard of Id to illustrate some of the points. The book should have a wide readership not only amongst students who want to read leading linguists writing about popular misconceptions but also amongst the large number of people who enjoy reading about language in general.

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User Review  - Claire - Goodreads

Easy to read and understand, albeit a bit repetitive. Read full review

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User Review  - Marc94 - Goodreads

It had some intriguing essays on myths of language, although there were a couple or so that were weak. Nevertheless, an interesting read for anyone that loves languages! Read full review

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About the author (1998)

Peter Trudgill and Laurie Bauer are both respected linguists. Trudgill has written many books for Penguin (including Sociolinguistics which has sold 130,000 copies since it was first published in 1974). Other contributors include Jean Aitchison (Professor of Language at Oxford), Lars Gunnar-Andersson (co-author of Bad Language with Trudgill) and Janet Holmes (Women, Men and Politeness, 1995, Longman). Peter Trudgill lives in Lausanne (and sometimes Norwich.) Laurie Bauer lives in New Zealand.

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TitleLanguage Myths
Volume 20 of Penguin Books: Language and Linguistics
EditorsLaurie Bauer, Peter Trudgill
Edition3, illustrated
PublisherPenguin Books Limited, 1998
ISBN0140260234, 9780140260236
Length188 pages
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Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Literary Collections / Essays
  
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