State Of The Language: English Observed

Philip Howard

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Penguin UK, 1986

0140080864 / 9780140080865

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192 pages. Cover wornIs the English language in decline? Many people seem to think so--but Philip Howard isn't one of them. The Literary Editor of The Times of London, Howard tak es a robust, commonsensical view of the changes that are happening in English. H is is not the Panglossian attitude that all is nneccessarily for the best in the best of all possible languages, but he does feel that change is necessary--and healthy--in any living language. nHoward here examines the language in its vario us branches and categories, such as grammar and pronunciation, spelling and punc tuation, dialect and slang. He discusses the effect the new technologies, from c able TV to photocomposition, are having on the mother tongue, and he examines th e new ndialects that are coming into use. He navigates the back streets of euphe mism and the broad, boring boulevards of cliche. He asks whether the language is actually changing as fast as we suppose, and, if so, why. nHoward argues that a s far as we can, we should strive to direct and control the changes in English i n ways that increase its power. And where we can't help it, he says, we should l ie back and enjoy its immense richness, which is unrivaled by any other language . Rather than have us wring our nhands, Philip Howard entreats us, with his cust omary with and erudition, to use our tongues in concert with our brains. n nAbou t the n nPhilip Howard is the author of New Words for Old, Weasel Words, Words F ail Me, and, most recently, A Word in Your Ear.…

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Titolo
State Of The Language: English Observed
Autore
Philip Howard
Editore
Penguin UK
Anno di pubblicazione
1986
Condizione
Good
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0140080864
ISBN 13
9780140080865
Dimensioni
12.7cm x 1.0cm x 19.8cm
Cataloghi dei venditori
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