Do you make these mistakes in English? : the story of Sherwin Cody's famous language school /
Linguist Edwin Battistella tells the story of Sherwin Cody and his famous English course, situating both the man and the course in early-20th century cultural history. The author shows how Cody became a grammatical entrepreneur and mass-marketer whose ads asked 'Is Good English Worth 25 Cents t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Linguist Edwin Battistella tells the story of Sherwin Cody and his famous English course, situating both the man and the course in early-20th century cultural history. The author shows how Cody became a grammatical entrepreneur and mass-marketer whose ads asked 'Is Good English Worth 25 Cents to You?'. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 214 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-189) and index. "Works by Sherwin Cody": pages 200-206 |
| ISBN: | 9780199710362 0199710368 9780199867356 0199867356 |