The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of 'Proper' English, from Shakespeare to South Park
Walker Books, 2009. Hardcover. Second printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. In its long history, the English language has had many lawmakers--those who have tried to regulate or otherwise organize the way we speak. The Lexicographer's Dilemma offers the first narrative history of these endeavors and shows.....
