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Language Myths

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Author : Laurie Bauer
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 1998-11-26

Language Myths written by Laurie Bauer and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The Media Are Ruining English; Children Can't Speak or Write Properly Anymore; America is Ruining the English Language. The tone is lively and entertaining throughout and there are cartoons from Doonesbury andThe Wizard of Id to illustrate some of the points. The book should have a wide readership not only amongst students who want to read leading linguists writing about popular misconceptions but also amongst the large number of people who enjoy reading about language in general.

Language Myths

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Author : Laurie Bauer
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books
Release Date : 1998-11-26

Language Myths written by Laurie Bauer and has been published by Penguin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The field of language is one full of misconceptions about the way in which language works, or is used. This collection of essays tackles beliefs, correcting a catalogue of errors such as: aborigines speak a primitive language, French people speak faster and German is ugly.

Language Myths

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Author : Laurie Bauer
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 1998-11-26

Language Myths written by Laurie Bauer and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The field of language is one full of misconceptions about the way in which language works, or is used. This collection of essays tackles beliefs, correcting a catalogue of errors such as: aborigines speak a primitive language, French people speak faster and German is ugly.

Women Talk More Than Men

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Author : Abby Kaplan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-04-21

Women Talk More Than Men written by Abby Kaplan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

A detailed look at language-related myths that explores both what we know and how we know it.

Language Myths And The History Of English

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Author : Richard J. Watts
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-03

Language Myths And The History Of English written by Richard J. Watts and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Language Myths and the History of English deconstructs common myths about the historical development of English and looks at the ideological reasons for their existence.

The Language Myth

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Author : Vyvyan Evans
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-10-02

The Language Myth written by Vyvyan Evans and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Drawing on cutting-edge research, Evans presents an alternative to the received wisdom, showing how language and the mind really work.

Pronunciation Myths

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Author : Linda Grant
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2014-02-21

Pronunciation Myths written by Linda Grant and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-21 with Education categories.

This volume was conceived as a "best practices" resource for pronunciation and speaking teachers in the way that Vocabulary Myths by Keith S. Folse is one for reading and vocabulary teachers. Like others in the Myths series, this book combines research with good pedagogical practices. The book opens with a Prologue by Linda Grant (author of the Well Said textbook series), which reviews the last four decades of pronunciation teaching, the differences between accent and intelligibility, the rudiments of the English sound system, and other factors related to the ways that pronunciation is learned and taught. The myths challenged in this book are: § Once you’ve been speaking a second language for years, it’s too late to change your pronunciation. (Derwing and Munro) § Pronunciation instruction is not appropriate for beginning-level learners. (Zielinski and Yates) § Pronunciation teaching has to establish in the minds of language learners a set of distinct consonant and vowel sounds. (Field) § Intonation is hard to teach. (Gilbert) § Students would make better progress if they just practiced more. (Grant) § Accent reduction and pronunciation instruction are the same thing. (Thomson) § Teacher training programs provide adequate preparation in how to teach pronunciation (Murphy). The book concludes with an Epilogue by Donna M. Brinton, who synthesizes some of the best practices explored in the volume.

Bad Language

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Author : Lars-Gunnar Andersson
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 1990-01-01

Bad Language written by Lars-Gunnar Andersson and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Origins Of The Specious

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Author : Patricia T. O'Conner
language : en
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date : 2010-08-24

Origins Of The Specious written by Patricia T. O'Conner and has been published by Random House Trade Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed. In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar’s best-known “rules” aren’t—and never were—rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony français, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: “They” was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way “you” is today. And an eighteenth-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose “he.” From the Queen’s English to street slang, this eye-opening romp will be the toast of grammarphiles and the salvation of grammarphobes. Take our word for it.