The English Language Volume 2 Essays by Linguistics and Men of Letters 1858-1964

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Contents

English Rational and Irrational from
30
Slang in America from The North
54
A Plea for Speech
80
The Societys Work Society for Pure
86
Broadcast English BBC Pamphlet
100
Needed Words Society for Pure
114
Language from Encyclopedia of the Social
131
The Structure of Learned Words
157
from The Philosophy of Rhetoric page
171
The Social Significance of Differences
203
Politics and the English Language from
217
English or American? from
242
Pronunciation of English in the United States
269
The Lexicographers Uneasy Chair from
284
Study Questions
305
Copyright

The Value of PlaceName Study from
163

Common terms and phrases

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