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OverviewThe English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been bitter, and have always really been about contesting values--morality, politics, and class. The Language Wars examines the present state of the conflict, its history, and its future. Above all, it uses the past as a way of illuminating the present. Moving chronologically, the book explores the most persis-tent issues to do with English and unpacks the history of proper us-age. Where did these ideas spring from? Who has been on the front lines in the language wars? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Henry HitchingsPublisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Imprint: Farrar Straus Giroux Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.644kg ISBN: 9780374183295ISBN 10: 0374183295 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 25 October 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsHitchings has prepared a turducken of language-history entrees. Consuming one layer, we discover another, and another. And we feast. --- The Cleveland Plain Dealer Thoroughly charming...A rich history of English and the shifting rule books for its correctness...Hitchings cautions readers to take care, not in the way of the 'grumblers, fault-finders, quibblers and mud-slingers, ' but following the example of Orwell, in using language to be clear, to be honest, to connect with each other. --- The Boston Globe Hitchings has earned a place at the head table of contemporary linguists. --- The Denver Post <p> <p> <p> <p> Mr. Hitchings's trenchant prose is irresistible. --- The Baltimore Sun <p> <p> Extraordinary...Chock-full of historical and literary references, The Language Wars is a fascinating, eye-opening look at the evolution of the English language. --- The Huffington Post <p> <p> Crisply written, amusing, informative, and thought-provoking. Anyone interested in the English language and its history should read it. --- The Sunday Telegraph (London) Author Information<p>Henry Hitchings was born in 1974. He is the author of The Secret Life of Words, Who's Afraid of Jane Austen?, and Defining the World. He has con-tributed to many newspapers and magazines and is the theater critic for the London Evening Standard. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |