Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies

by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre and Marilyn McEntyre

Book Overview

"Like any other life-sustaining resource," says Marilyn McEntyre, "language can be depleted, polluted, contaminated, eroded, and filled with artificial stimulants." Today more than ever, language needs to be rescued and restored. Drawing on a wide range of sources, both critical and literary, Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies is an engaging address to everyone concerned with preserving the vitality and precision of the spoken and written word.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802848648
• ISBN13: 9780802848642
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 7.5"