by Laurie Bauer, Peter Trudgill · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140260236
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«Language Myths» is a collection of linguistics essays edited by Laurie Bauer and Peter Trudgill (Penguin Books, paperback, 208 pages, in English).
The book brings together essays by prominent linguists that debunk myths about language, such as that the media are degrading English, that children no longer speak or write well, that women talk too much, or that some languages are more difficult and more beautiful than others.
First published in 1998. Contributors include Jean Aitchison, Janet Holmes, James Milroy, and Walt Wolfram.
Recommended for linguistics students and for readers interested in language and in prejudices about English.
Peter Trudgill is an English sociolinguist, academic and author.
