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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
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Naomi S Baron |
ISBN: | 0415186854 9780415186858 0415186862 9780415186865 |
OCLC Number: | 231845910 |
Description: | XIV, 316 Seiten : Illustrationen |
Contents: | Preface 1.Robin Hood's Retort 2.Legitimating Written English 3.Who Writes, Who Reads, and Why 4.Setting Standards 5.The Rise of English Comp 6.Commas and Canaries 7.What Remington Thought 8.Language at a Distance 9.Why the Jury's Still Out on Email 10.Epilogue: Destiny or Choice Notes Bibliography Index |
Responsibility: | Naomi S. Baron. |
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'Naomi Baron has succeeded in writing a fascinating yet erudite, and quite compact, history that draws together threads from a bewildering variety of sources.' - Pam Le Gassick, Society of Indexers'At one level, Alphabet to Email is a fascinating chronological history of written English; at another, it is a carefully argued case for preserving the distinctions between oral and written language.' - Ilana Snyder, Journal of Sociolinguistics Read more...
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