The Language Wars: A History of Proper English by Henry Hitchings

The Language Wars: A History of Proper English

Henry Hitchings

408 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been bitter, and have always really been about contesting values—morality, politics, and class. The Language Wars examines the present state...

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