Language Myths and the History of English

ISBN: 9780195327601 出版年：2011 页码：353 Watts, Richard J Oxford University Press

Preface Chapter 1: Metaphors, myths, ideologies and archives Chapter 2: Establishing a linguistic pedigree Chapter 3: Breaking the unbroken tradition Chapter 4: The construction of a modern myth: Middle English as a creole Chapter 5: Barbarians and others Chapter 6: The myth of "greatness" Chapter 7: Reinterpreting Swift's A Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue: Challenging an embryonic modern myth Chapter 8: Polishing the myths: The commercial side of politeness Chapter 9: Challenging the hegemony of standard English Chapter 10: Transforming a myth to save an archive: When polite becomes educated Chapter 11: Commodifying English and constructing a new myth Chapter 12: Myths, ideologies of English and the funnel view of the history of English References Index