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Autore |
Battistella Edwin L |
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Titolo |
Bad language [[electronic resource] ] : are some words better than others? / / Edwin L. Battistella |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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0-19-988383-1 |
0-19-533745-X |
9786610428069 |
1-4237-3412-2 |
1-60256-499-X |
1-280-42806-6 |
0-19-972141-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Slang |
Swearing |
Sociolinguistics |
English language - Slang |
English language - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; One: Bad Language: Realism versus Relativism; Two: Bad Writing; Three: Bad Grammar; Four: Bad Words; Five: Bad Citizens; Six: Bad Accents; Seven: Images and Engagement; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examining debates over relativism in language, Battistella argues that we should view language as made up of alternative forms of regularity & orderliness, which require informed engagement with usage. |
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