Ronald Butters, Margreta de Grazia, Connie Eble, and Michael Montgomery provide an overview of the strengths, weaknesses, and evolution of the English language, including its history since the Elizabethan age, the development of dictionaries, spoken and written English, and slang.
At the time of this interview, Butters was professor of English at Duke University and editor of the journal American Speech. De Grazia, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1982-83), was professor of English at Georgetown University. Eble was professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Montgomery was professor of English at the University of South Carolina.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
