The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of Proper English, from Shakespeare to South Park by Jack Lynch

The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of Proper English, from Shakespeare to South Park

Jack Lynch

326 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative slow-paced
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For language buffs and lexicographers, copy editors and proofreaders, and anyone who appreciates the connection between language and culture—the illuminating story of “proper English.” In its long history, the English language has had many lawmake...

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