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Bad language : are some words better than others? / Edwin L. Battistella.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Battistella, Edwin L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slang.
- Swearing.
- Sociolinguistics.
- English language--Slang.
- English language.
- English language--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examining debates over relativism in language, Battistella argues that we should view language as made up of alternative forms of regularity & orderliness, which require informed engagement with usage.
- Contents:
- Contents; One: Bad Language: Realism versus Relativism; Two: Bad Writing; Three: Bad Grammar; Four: Bad Words; Five: Bad Citizens; Six: Bad Accents; Seven: Images and Engagement; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988383-1
- 0-19-533745-X
- 9786610428069
- 1-4237-3412-2
- 1-60256-499-X
- 1-280-42806-6
- 0-19-972141-6
- OCLC:
- 62271511
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