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Sadler, J. D. – Cl Bull, 1970
Second in a series of tongue-in-cheek articles on the use of Greek and Latin words for names of U.S. cities. (DS)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, Case (Grammar), Classical Languages
Peer reviewedMcArthur, Tom – World Englishes, 1999
Discusses origin of word "standard" and how it came to be applied to language; emergence in classical times of concept of "best" Greek and Latin, and how this had profound influence on development of high vernaculars of Europe; establishment of "le bon francais" and "good English," and application of terms…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, English, Foreign Countries, French
