Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... assessment are still attempting to explore . ( See Whiteman , 1980 for a number of early reactions and Labov , 1982 for an extremely lucid account of the case . ) For example , one of the specific complaints at the trial was that assessment ...
... assessment are still attempting to explore . ( See Whiteman , 1980 for a number of early reactions and Labov , 1982 for an extremely lucid account of the case . ) For example , one of the specific complaints at the trial was that assessment ...
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... assessment situation of any kind , whether it is ( for example ) a job interview , an interview following a claim for welfare benefits , or a formal language assessment . Although , as Wald ( 1981 : 240 ) points out , the three - part ...
... assessment situation of any kind , whether it is ( for example ) a job interview , an interview following a claim for welfare benefits , or a formal language assessment . Although , as Wald ( 1981 : 240 ) points out , the three - part ...
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... assessment procedures 8.1 Introduction Throughout this book , we have considered linguistic prescriptivism from two perspectives . First , we have looked at a number of popular and general notions of correctness in language in relation ...
... assessment procedures 8.1 Introduction Throughout this book , we have considered linguistic prescriptivism from two perspectives . First , we have looked at a number of popular and general notions of correctness in language in relation ...
Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
Copyright | |
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