num_pages: 284
description: In this book, Cameron explores popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. She also argues that popular discourse about language values serves a function for those engaged in it.
language: English
title: Verbal Hygiene
titlecomplete: Verbal Hygiene (The Politics of Language)
genres: Nonfiction, Linguistics, Language, Cultural
ratings_count: 69
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: The BAAL Book Prize
publisher: Routledge