You are what you speak grammar grouches, language laws, and the politics of identity
An international correspondent for "The Economist" draws on his years of experience to analyze the symbiotic relationship between language and politics, providing insight into inherent tendencies toward prejudice.
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New York :
Delacorte Press,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Babel and the damage done : language and myth
- A brief history of sticklers : in the trenches with the grammar grouches
- Another way to love language : the insights of linguistics
- More equal than others : how all languages can express almost everything
- Welcome to X. Now speak Xish : language and nationalism
- Insubordinate clauses : the folly of legislating language rules
- The Microsoft and Apple of languages : America, France, and languages in competition
- Clouds, not boxes : and other better ways of thinking about language.
