New Books Network Podcast Episodes featuring Anne Curzan

Anne Curzan, “Fixing English: Prescriptivism and Language History” (Cambridge UP, 2014)

New Books Network - September 29, 2014 13:32 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratings
Language change is like a river. When people tell you how to use language, and how not to use it, they’re attempting to build a dam that will put a stop to linguistic change. But all such efforts are bound to fail, and the river will sweep away anything that’s put in its path. At least, that’s t...