02820nam 2200829Ia 450 991081388940332120200520144314.00-19-988383-10-19-533745-X97866104280691-4237-3412-21-60256-499-X1-280-42806-60-19-972141-6(CKB)2560000000295348(EBL)3051956(OCoLC)62271511(SSID)ssj0001142578(PQKBManifestationID)12374497(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001142578(PQKBWorkID)11097862(PQKB)10967105(SSID)ssj0000085496(PQKBManifestationID)11112876(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085496(PQKBWorkID)10024777(PQKB)11407825(StDuBDS)EDZ0000073345(MiAaPQ)EBC3051956(Au-PeEL)EBL3051956(CaPaEBR)ebr10091873(CaONFJC)MIL42806(MiAaPQ)EBC271043(Au-PeEL)EBL271043(MiAaPQ)EBC7036350(Au-PeEL)EBL7036350(EXLCZ)99256000000029534820050310d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBad language are some words better than others? /Edwin L. Battistella1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-517248-5 0-19-978818-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; ZExamining 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.SlangSwearingSociolinguisticsEnglish languageSlangEnglish languageSocial aspectsSlang.Swearing.Sociolinguistics.English languageSlang.English languageSocial aspects.417/.2Battistella Edwin L168240MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813889403321Bad language4055115UNINA