Attitudes Toward English Usage: The History of a War of Words

Name: Attitudes Toward English Usage: The History of a War of Words
Brand: Teachers College Press
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paperback – January 1, 1980

by Finegan, Edward

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ISBN-13: 9780807725818 ISBN-10: 0807725811

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Teachers College Press

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paperback

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January 1, 1980

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Attitudes Toward English Usage: The History of a War of Words by Finegan, Edward. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780807725818.

The battle between descriptive and prescriptive English language usage is brought to light in an historical survey of American grammarians and linguistics as well as popular and scholarly views of proper English