Reading for M 4/11: Simon (1980a); Language Myths 8, 12

For next Monday (4/11), please complete the following reading assignments:

1. Simon, John. 1980a. ‘The Corruption of English’. In L. Michaels and C. Ricks (eds), The State of the Language, 35-42. Berkeley: University of California Press.  (Available as a PDF from the “Readings” section of this website.)

2. Chapters 8 and 12 of your Language Myths textbook.