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The lexicographer's dilemma : the evolution of 'proper' English, from Shakespeare to South Park

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  • "What does proper English mean, and who gets to say what's right? Lynch has discovered every rule of English usage has a human history, and makes sense only in a historical context. They're more like rules of etiquette, made by fallible people and subject to change."
  • "In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers--those who have tried to regulate, or otherwise organize, the way we speak. The Lexicographer's Dilemma offers the first narrative history of these endeavors, showing clearly that what we now regard as the only correct way to speak emerged out of specific historical and social conditions over the course of centuries."

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  • "The lexicographer's dilemma : the evolution of proper English, from Shakespeare to South Park"
  • "The lexicographer's dilemma the evolution of proper English, from Shakespeare to South Park"
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