Jessica Flanigan

Why It's OK to Have Bad Spelling and Grammar

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Produktbeschreibung

Grammatical errors and orthographic mishaps are often played for laughs, but this subtle sanctioning by the sticklerocracy can have real social consequences too. Jessica Flanigan argues that grammarianism often maintains existing hierarchies and imposes arbitrary barriers to knowledge production and innovation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm
• ISBN-13: 9780367333232
• ISBN-10: 0367333236
• Artikelnr.: 71641952

Autorenporträt

Jessica Flanigan is the Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values at the University of Richmond, where she teaches Leadership Ethics, Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare, and Critical Thinking. Her research addresses the ethics of public policy, medicine, and business. In Pharmaceutical Freedom (2017), she defends rights of self-medication. In Debating Sex Work (2019), she defends the decriminalization of sex work.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1.Grammarians And Grammar School 1.1 Education, Economics, And
Citizenship 1.2 The Problems with Literacy Instruction 1.3 Disability and
Disadvantage 1.4 Spelling Rituals and Parent Choice 1.5 The Style Guide 1.6
The Golden Age 1.7 Conclusion 2. Spellocratic Sanctioning 2.1 Language and
Law 2.2 The Ethics of Social Sanctions 2.3 Advice 2.4 Manners 2.5
Grammarian Gaslighting 2.6 Offense 2.7 Conclusion 3. Sticklers And Stigma
3.1 Social Egalitarianism 3.2 Class 3.3 Gender 3.4 Sexuality and Sexual
Identity 3.5 Race, Ethnicity, And Regionalism 3.6 Culture, Language, And
Appropriation 3.7 Pronouns and Politics 3.8 Gender, Grammar, And Politics
3.9 Egalitarian Language Policing 3.10 Conclusion 4. Pedants And Progress
4.1 The Anarchic Origins of Language 4.2 Flexible Language Today 4.3
Linguistic Solidarity 4.4 Linguistic Innovation ¯\_(¿)_/¯ 4.5 Linguistic
Conservativism 4.6 Conclusion 5. A World Without Word-Warriors 5.1
Dispositions 5.2 Sticklerlessness 5.3 Is This Argument Self-Defeating? 5.4
Poor Spellers Untie! 5.5 Conclusion 6.