Verbal Hygiene

Verbal Hygiene

by Cameron, Deborah

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In this book, Cameron explores popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. She also argues that popular discourse about language values serves a function for those engaged in it.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Verbal Hygiene.

Summary

In this book, Cameron explores popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. She also argues that popular discourse about language values serves a function for those engaged in it.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1995.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Place of Publication:Hoboken
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1995.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (285 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780203991695, 0203991699, 1280114975, 9781280114977
  • oclc:ocn437154294
  • LC Classification:P40.5.L354
  • Dewey Decimal:306.44

Table of Contents

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 On verbal hygiene; 2 Restrictive practices: The politics of style; 3 Dr Syntax and Mrs Grundy: The great grammar crusade; 4 Civility and its discontents: Language and 'political correctness'; 5 The new Pygmalion: Verbal hygiene for women; 6 On the state of the state of the language; Notes; References; Name index; Subject index.

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Subjects

Language purism Metalanguage

Writers

Cameron, Deborah

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