The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of "Proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park

by Jack Lynch

Book Overview

In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers - those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak. The Lexicographer's Dilemma offers the first narrative... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802717004
• ISBN13: 9780802717009
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.5"