Attitudes toward English usage : the history of a war of words /

Finegan, Edward, 1940-

Attitudes toward English usage : the history of a war of words / Edward Finegan. - New York : Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1980. - xi, 196 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 179-190.

0807725811 : $8.95 (est.)

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English language--Grammar, Historical.
English language--Usage.
English language--Grammar, Historical.--United States
English language--Usage.--United States
Linguistics--History.
Lexicography--History.

PE 1098 / .F5