Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... become stigmatised and usages that were stigmatised have become favoured . Indeed , it often happens that a particular usage is not attacked as non - standard until it has become very general and widespread . Margaret Thatcher was ...
... become stigmatised and usages that were stigmatised have become favoured . Indeed , it often happens that a particular usage is not attacked as non - standard until it has become very general and widespread . Margaret Thatcher was ...
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... become confused with the concerns of Type 1 complaints on ' correctness ' . 2.5 Standardisation and the teaching of literacy It is probable that judgments about clarity and effectiveness in the use of language are universal to all human ...
... become confused with the concerns of Type 1 complaints on ' correctness ' . 2.5 Standardisation and the teaching of literacy It is probable that judgments about clarity and effectiveness in the use of language are universal to all human ...
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... become regularised in order to fit in with the general pattern of English verbs ( in which past tense and participle are not distinguished ) , as in : walk : ( I ) walked wonder : ( I ) wonder ( I have ) walked ( I have ) wondered ...
... become regularised in order to fit in with the general pattern of English verbs ( in which past tense and participle are not distinguished ) , as in : walk : ( I ) walked wonder : ( I ) wonder ( I have ) walked ( I have ) wondered ...
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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