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Verbal Hygiene by Deborah Cameron (Paperback, 1995)

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In this book Deborah Cameron takes a serious look at popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. Instead of dismissing the practice of 'verbal hygiene', as a misguided and pernicious exercise, however, she argues that popular discourse about language values; good and bad, right and wrong, serves an important function for those engaged in it. A series of case-studies deal with specific examples of verbal hygiene: the regulation of 'style' by editors, the teaching of English grammar in schools, the movements for and against so-called 'politically-correct' language and the recent explosion of advice to women on how they can speak more effectively. In each case she argues that verbal hygiene provides a way of making sense of linguistic phenomena, and that it represents a symbolic attempt to impose order on the social world. Addressed to linguistics, professional language-users of all kinds, and to anyone interested in language and culture, Verbal Hygiene, calls for legitimate concerns about language and value to be discussed, by experts and lay-speakers alike, in a rational and critical spirit.

Product Identifiers

PublisherTaylor & Francis Ltd

ISBN-139780415103558

eBay Product ID (ePID)96838586

Product Key Features

Number of Pages284 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameVerbal Hygiene

Publication Year1995

TypeStudy Guide

AuthorDeborah Cameron

Subject AreaReligious Sociology

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height234 mm

Item Weight431 g

Item Width156 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorDeborah Cameron

Series TitleThe Politics of Language