Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a Pure Standard English by John McWhorter

Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of a Pure Standard English

John McWhorter

302 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction funny informative slow-paced
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Though there is a contingent of linguists who fight the fact, our language is always changing -- not only through slang, but sound, syntax, and words' meanings as well. Debunking the myth of "pure" standard English, tackling controversial position...

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