Mankind, Nation and Individual | Otto Jespersen | Taylor & Francis eBo

ABSTRACT

This book was first published in 1947, Mankind, Nation and Individual is a valuable contribution to the field of English Language and Linguistics.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter I|26 pages

Speech and Language

chapter II|11 pages

Influence of the Individual

chapter III|23 pages

Dialect and Common Language

chapter IV|23 pages

Dialect and Common Language (concluded)

chapter V|39 pages

Standards of Correctness

chapter VI|18 pages

Correct and Good Language

chapter VII|8 pages

The Stratification of Language

chapter VIII|17 pages

Slang

chapter IX|20 pages

Mysticism of Language

chapter X|18 pages

Other Eccentricities of Language

chapter XI|18 pages

Conclusion Universal Human Elements