Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... according to social grouping of speakers , and it varies in the speech of individuals according to the situational contexts in which they find themselves from time to time . Some consequences of this variability are examined in this ...
... according to social grouping of speakers , and it varies in the speech of individuals according to the situational contexts in which they find themselves from time to time . Some consequences of this variability are examined in this ...
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... according to style . Table 5.2 illustrates this point , with reference once more to the present participle . The incidence of -in ' as opposed to -ing in Norwich is shown ( in such words as running , jumping ) according to whether the ...
... according to style . Table 5.2 illustrates this point , with reference once more to the present participle . The incidence of -in ' as opposed to -ing in Norwich is shown ( in such words as running , jumping ) according to whether the ...
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... according to sex and social class of speaker Total Male Female Middle middle class 3 4 0 Lower middle class 15 27 Upper working class 74 81 Middle working class 88 91 81 Lower working class 98 100 97 3885 68 of ( pre - revolution ) ...
... according to sex and social class of speaker Total Male Female Middle middle class 3 4 0 Lower middle class 15 27 Upper working class 74 81 Middle working class 88 91 81 Lower working class 98 100 97 3885 68 of ( pre - revolution ) ...
Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
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Authority in Language: Investigating Standard English James Milroy,Lesley Milroy Limited preview - 2012 |
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