The fight for English
Crystal, David, 1941-2006
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The author tells the story of the battles surrounding English usage. He combines a chronological survey of key influences in the area of usage with discussion of particular themes such as punctuation, spelling, and pronunciation.
Main title:
The fight for English / how language pundits ate, shot, and left ; David Crystal.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Collation:
xi, 239 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199207640 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
48233
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