Over the past 300 years, attempts have been made to prescribe how we should and should not use the English language. The efforts have been institutionalized in places such as usage guides, dictionaries, and school curricula. Such authorities have aspired to 'fix' the language, sometimes by keeping English exactly where it is, but also by trying to improve the current state of the language. Anne Curzan demonstrates the important role prescriptivism plays in the history of the English language, as a sociolinguistic factor in language change and as a vital meta-discourse about language. Starting with a pioneering new definition of prescriptivism as a linguistic phenomenon, she highlights the significant role played by Microsoft's grammar checker, debates about 'real words', non-sexist language reform, and efforts to reappropriate stigmatized terms. Essential reading for anyone interested in the regulation of language, the book is a fascinating re-examination of how we tell language history.
The book Fix the Risk of Committing Common Errors in English is a self-help and practice book designed to cater to the needs of students preparing for any of the competitive examinations like: BANKING, SSC, GMAT, GATE, PSU, IES, CAT, TET, ...
Whatever your profession or interest, you will benefit from the exercises contained in this book. If you are just looking to sharpen your English, this book is for you, too.
The authors who wrote these texts apply ideas about capitalism, nationalism, sex and social status to favor one language theory over another. I show how dictionaries are not neutral documents: they challenge or promote biases.
Yet dictionary users have not always known how English 'works' and this book reproduces and examines important texts in which early dictionary authors explain choices and promote ideas.
The first level of Fix-It Phonics system introducing the English Alphabet (Aa-Zz) and teaches first speaking skills.
NEW! Fixing Mind Blocks When Speaking English is a special edition of the Mind Blocks books specifically for people who have English as a second language.
He spewed all over the place. (noun) [informal] vomit. The spew smelled horrible. Sphere – (noun) 1 a round solid figure, with every point on its surface equidistant from its centre. The sphere of light became bigger by the day.