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

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

Jack Lynch

326 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative slow-paced
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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 poses a pair of questions-what does proper English mean, and who gets to say what...

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