Language Myths and the History of English

by Richard J. Watts and Andrew Laughlin Ford

Language Myths and the History of English aims to deconstruct the myths that are traditionally reproduced as factual accounts of the historical development of English. Using concepts and interpretive sensibilities developed in the field of sociolinguistics over the past 40 years, Richard J. Watts unearths these myths and exposes their ideological roots. His goal is not to construct an alternative discourse, but to offer alternative readings of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195327616
• ISBN13: 9780195327618
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"