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Title The Legacy of language : a tribute to Charlton Laird / edited by Phillip C. Boardman.

Publication Info. Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, 1987.

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 187 pages) : portrait
Physical Medium polychrome
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Note Papers from the "Micracle of Language" Symposium, held at the University of Nevada, Reno, in Nov. 1984.
"Selected publications of Charlton Laird": pages 171-173.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-181).
Contents And gladly Teche: "stedfastnesse" in the Clerk's tale and in the pedagogy of Charlton Laird / Harry Brent -- Root of the matter: reflections on English etymological dictionaries / William H. Jacobsen. Jr. -- Lexicographer as social chronicler / David B. Guralnik -- Social dialects: educational implications of the study of Black English / Robert H. Bentley -- Something about language and social class / James Sledd -- Language, appearance, and reality: doublespeak in 1984 / William D. Lutz -- What makes English good? / John Algeo -- Misunderstanding standards of usage / Thomas L. Clark -- On the linguistic forms of prestige: snobs and slobs using English / Edward Finegan -- Usage and style: 1984 and 1066 / Walker Gibson.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject Laird, Charlton, 1901-1984.
Laird, Charlton, 1901-1984.
Laird, Charlton Grant, 1901-
Language and languages.
Language and languages.
Sociolinguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Festschriften.
Festschriften.
Added Author Laird, Charlton, 1901-1984.
Boardman, Phillip C.
"Miracle of Language" Symposium (1984 : University of Nevada, Reno)
Other Form: Print version: Legacy of language. Reno, Nev. : University of Nevada Press, 1987 0874171210 (DLC) 86030840 (OCoLC)15014866
ISBN 0874173973 (electronic book)
9780874173970 (electronic book)
0874171210 (alkaline paper)
9780874171211 (alkaline paper)