Author |
Bowen, Edwin W. (Edwin Winfield), 1866-1953 |
LoC No. |
09007028
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Title |
Questions at Issue in Our English Speech
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Original Publication |
United States: Broadway Publishing Company,1909.
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Contents |
Our English spelling of yesterday. Why antiquated -- A question of preference in English spelling -- Authority in English pronunciation -- Vulgarisms with a pedigree -- Briticisms versus Americanisms -- What is slang? -- Standard English. How it arose and how it is maintained.
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Credits |
Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
PE: Language and Literatures: English
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Subject |
English language -- Usage
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
67953 |
Release Date |
Apr 29, 2022 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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