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portada Images of English: A Cultural History of the Language
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2009
Language
English
Pages
344
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Weight
0.50 kg.
ISBN
0521105692
ISBN13
9780521105699
Edition No.
1
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Images of English: A Cultural History of the Language

Richard W. Bailey (Author) · Cambridge University Press · Paperback

Images of English: A Cultural History of the Language - Bailey, Richard W.

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Synopsis "Images of English: A Cultural History of the Language "

Images of English was the first book to focus exclusively on opinions about the language as they have evolved through time. Through the use of abundant quotations, Richard Bailey lets voices from the past speak to our present assumptions and challenges the notion of English triumphalism throughout the world and the ages. The book offers a unique historical perspective on attitudes towards the language. We see that journalists who fill anxious columns on slow news-days with fulminations on linguistic deterioration are embellishing centuries of complaint; that women who campaign for a language free of patriarchy and suited to themselves express a yearning first conveyed long ago; that teachers who recommend the vigour of Anglo-Saxon words are sustaining an idea that emerged four hundred years ago in notions about racial purity.

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