Making sense of "bad English" an introduction to language attitudes and ideologies /

"Why is it that some ways of using English are considered "good" and others considered "bad"? Why are certain forms of language termed elegant, eloquent or refined, whereas others are deemed uneducated, coarse, or inappropriate? Making Sense of "Bad English" is an...

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Main Author: Peterson, Elizabeth (Professor of linguistics),
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 166 pages)
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