Author: Christophersen, Paul
Title: A Linguist's Credo. Selected Papers
Description: Odense, Odense University Press, 1999. orig.wrappers. 25x17cm, 176 pp, Series: Odense University Studies in Linguistics, Vol.9.. Minor rubbing, a large rubberstamp to half-title, VG. ¶ Contents: The Role of Linguistics: Settling Hoti's Business; Linguistics: Science or Mysticism?; Noblesse Oblige; Language Learning: On English Grammar & Related Topics; Jespersen & Second-Language Learning; Has Linguistics a Part to Play in the Teaching of Foreign Languages at University Level?; 'Native Speakers' & World English; Two More Contributions to the 'Nativeness' Debate; A Bilingual Denmark; The History of English: The Germanic Heritage; The Spoken Word in International Contacts in Carolingian Europe; English in West Africa; West African English Words.

Keywords: Second-Language Learning, Historical, Linguistics, Germanic Languages, English Language, , , ,