The State of the Language

Michaels, Leonard (editor); Ricks, Christopher (editor)

ISBN 10: 0520037634 / ISBN 13: 9780520037632

Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A., 1979

About this Item

Hard cover binding, 607 pp. selection of essays, stories and poems to demonstrate the use and development of the English language. The authors argue that over the last ten years the political and sexual landscapes have been transformed, gendered language and Standard English have been challenged and mass communications have reached even further into our lives. What we say and the way we say it has altered and is constantly being developed in contemporary society. English is not only crucial to the author's work but also provides a sensitive record of the ways in which individuals think and feel about the world. Near fine in near fine dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The State of the Language
• Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520037634
• ISBN 13: 9780520037632
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Linguistics

About this title

Synopsis

Considers a wide range of topics related to contemporary language

About the Author

Christopher Ricks is a critic and scholar of Milton, Keats, Tennyson, and T. S. Eliot, and teaches at Boston University. Leonard Michaels is a novelist and short story writer, and teaches at the University of California, Berkeley.