Behind the words : the FCO, hegemonolingualism and the end of Britain's freedom / / by William Mallinson
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Mallinson Bill
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Behind the words : the FCO, hegemonolingualism and the end of Britain's freedom / / by William Mallinson
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (148 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 422 |
| Soggetto topico: | English language - Etymology |
| English language - History | |
| English language | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PROLOGUE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Politically correct pundits have been attempting to relegate Standard English to the status of a dialect, since they have succumbed to the idea that it is connected to 'class'. This book tears up this falsehood, pointing out that it is a question of education far more than of class. And, even then, why attack class? This linguistic disease has now infected the British Civil Service, and, in turn, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, once regarded as the bastion of good, clear English. The bo... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Behind the words |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-8808-7 |
| 1-4438-6892-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811194303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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