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The Resource The language wars : a history of proper English, Henry Hitchings, (electronic resource)
The language wars : a history of proper English, Henry Hitchings, (electronic resource)
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The item The language wars : a history of proper English, Henry Hitchings, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item The language wars : a history of proper English, Henry Hitchings, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.
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- Summary
- Examines modern debates about correct language use while exploring the roles of morality, politics, and class on historical style arguments, evaluating the input of key contributors while covering topics ranging from regional accents and slang to political correctness and e-communications
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Picador edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (408 pages)
- Note
- Originally published: London : John Murray, 2011
- Contents
-
- 26
- 4
- From Queen Elizabeth to John Locke
- 37
- 5
- Hitting le jackpot
- 51
- 6
- Rough magic of English spelling
- 61
- 1
- 7
- Many advantages of a good language
- 76
- 8
- 'Bishop Lowth was a fool'
- 88
- 9
- O my America, my new found land!
- 104
- 10
- 'To boldly go'
- Long shadow of Lindley Murray
- 122
- 11
- Pedigree of nations
- 133
- 12
- Of fish-knives and fist-fucks
- 143
- 13
- 'Our blood, our language, our institutions'
- 1
- 161
- 14
- Organizing the Victorian treasure-house
- 170
- 15
- Warden of English
- 182
- 16
- 'Speak that I may see thee'
- 191
- 2
- 17
- Talking proper
- 203
- 18
- Alphabet and the goddess
- 215
- 19
- Modern life is rubbish
- 227
- 20
- Survival machine
- Unholy shit
- 237
- 21
- 'It's English-Only here'
- 252
- 22
- Comma flaps its wings
- 261
- 23
- Flaunting the rules
- 15
- 270
- 24
- Technology says 'whatever'
- 290
- 25
- 'Conquer English to Make China Strong'
- 300
- 26
- What do we do with the flowing face of nature?
- 310
- 3
- 27
- Such, such are the joys
- 321
- 28
- Envoi
- 333
- Emergence of English
- Isbn
- 9781429995030
- Link
-
- http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/2390-1/2A7/3DA/A9/LanguageWarsAHistoryofProperEnglish9781429995030.epub
- https://mcpl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=339&titleID=581976
- https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2A73DAA9-43F0-438F-91F7-F48E4DD33A72&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- Label
- The language wars : a history of proper English
- Title
- The language wars
- Title remainder
- a history of proper English
- Statement of responsibility
- Henry Hitchings
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Examines modern debates about correct language use while exploring the roles of morality, politics, and class on historical style arguments, evaluating the input of key contributors while covering topics ranging from regional accents and slang to political correctness and e-communications
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hitchings, Henry
- Dewey number
- 420.9
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE1075
- LC item number
- .H58 2012eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- English language
- English language
- English language
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- English language
- English language
- English language
- Label
- The language wars : a history of proper English, Henry Hitchings, (electronic resource)
- Link
-
- http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/2390-1/2A7/3DA/A9/LanguageWarsAHistoryofProperEnglish9781429995030.epub
- https://mcpl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=339&titleID=581976
- https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2A73DAA9-43F0-438F-91F7-F48E4DD33A72&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- Note
- Originally published: London : John Murray, 2011
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-390) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 26
- 4
- From Queen Elizabeth to John Locke
- 37
- 5
- Hitting le jackpot
- 51
- 6
- Rough magic of English spelling
- 61
- 1
- 7
- Many advantages of a good language
- 76
- 8
- 'Bishop Lowth was a fool'
- 88
- 9
- O my America, my new found land!
- 104
- 10
- 'To boldly go'
- Long shadow of Lindley Murray
- 122
- 11
- Pedigree of nations
- 133
- 12
- Of fish-knives and fist-fucks
- 143
- 13
- 'Our blood, our language, our institutions'
- 1
- 161
- 14
- Organizing the Victorian treasure-house
- 170
- 15
- Warden of English
- 182
- 16
- 'Speak that I may see thee'
- 191
- 2
- 17
- Talking proper
- 203
- 18
- Alphabet and the goddess
- 215
- 19
- Modern life is rubbish
- 227
- 20
- Survival machine
- Unholy shit
- 237
- 21
- 'It's English-Only here'
- 252
- 22
- Comma flaps its wings
- 261
- 23
- Flaunting the rules
- 15
- 270
- 24
- Technology says 'whatever'
- 290
- 25
- 'Conquer English to Make China Strong'
- 300
- 26
- What do we do with the flowing face of nature?
- 310
- 3
- 27
- Such, such are the joys
- 321
- 28
- Envoi
- 333
- Emergence of English
- Control code
- ocn863495707
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First Picador edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (408 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781429995030
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Publisher number
- EB00102977
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 2A73DAA9-43F0-438F-91F7-F48E4DD33A72
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o863495707
- (OCoLC)863495707
- Label
- The language wars : a history of proper English, Henry Hitchings, (electronic resource)
- Link
-
- http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/2390-1/2A7/3DA/A9/LanguageWarsAHistoryofProperEnglish9781429995030.epub
- https://mcpl.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=339&titleID=581976
- https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2A73DAA9-43F0-438F-91F7-F48E4DD33A72&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- Note
- Originally published: London : John Murray, 2011
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-390) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 26
- 4
- From Queen Elizabeth to John Locke
- 37
- 5
- Hitting le jackpot
- 51
- 6
- Rough magic of English spelling
- 61
- 1
- 7
- Many advantages of a good language
- 76
- 8
- 'Bishop Lowth was a fool'
- 88
- 9
- O my America, my new found land!
- 104
- 10
- 'To boldly go'
- Long shadow of Lindley Murray
- 122
- 11
- Pedigree of nations
- 133
- 12
- Of fish-knives and fist-fucks
- 143
- 13
- 'Our blood, our language, our institutions'
- 1
- 161
- 14
- Organizing the Victorian treasure-house
- 170
- 15
- Warden of English
- 182
- 16
- 'Speak that I may see thee'
- 191
- 2
- 17
- Talking proper
- 203
- 18
- Alphabet and the goddess
- 215
- 19
- Modern life is rubbish
- 227
- 20
- Survival machine
- Unholy shit
- 237
- 21
- 'It's English-Only here'
- 252
- 22
- Comma flaps its wings
- 261
- 23
- Flaunting the rules
- 15
- 270
- 24
- Technology says 'whatever'
- 290
- 25
- 'Conquer English to Make China Strong'
- 300
- 26
- What do we do with the flowing face of nature?
- 310
- 3
- 27
- Such, such are the joys
- 321
- 28
- Envoi
- 333
- Emergence of English
- Control code
- ocn863495707
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First Picador edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (408 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781429995030
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Publisher number
- EB00102977
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 2A73DAA9-43F0-438F-91F7-F48E4DD33A72
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o863495707
- (OCoLC)863495707
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