Verbal Hygiene

by Deborah Cameron

Book Overview

In Verbal Hygiene, Deborah Cameron takes a serious look at popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. Instead of dismissing the practice of 'verbal hygiene', as a misguided and pernicious exercise, she argues that popular discourse about language values - good and bad, right and wrong - serves an important function for those engaged in it. A series of case studies deal with specific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415696003
• ISBN13: 9780415696005
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"