The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published
Book Details
Author(s)
David Skinner
Publisher
Harper
ISBN / ASIN
0062027468
ISBN-13
9780062027467
Availability
Habituellement expédié sous 1 à 3 mois
Sales Rank
#1,186,688
Category
History
Marketplace
France 🇫🇷
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Description
The Story of Ain't Tells the story of the people who made the dictionary, those who denounced it, and the forces that shaped it. This title traces the shift in the American lexicon in the decades leading up to 1961, identifying the changes that affected our language from the Great Depression through World War II to the 1950s. Full description
