Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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Page 16
... choice of from or to is arbitrary in the sense that the selection of one or the other makes no difference to the meaning of the construction . Clearly , in other circumstances , the choice of from or to is not arbitrary , but meaningful ...
... choice of from or to is arbitrary in the sense that the selection of one or the other makes no difference to the meaning of the construction . Clearly , in other circumstances , the choice of from or to is not arbitrary , but meaningful ...
Page 17
... choice of a preferred form is often arbitrary - in linguistic terms : the other variants are quite serviceable . Argu- ments that are advanced in support of the preferred form can usually be matched by equally good arguments in support ...
... choice of a preferred form is often arbitrary - in linguistic terms : the other variants are quite serviceable . Argu- ments that are advanced in support of the preferred form can usually be matched by equally good arguments in support ...
Page 121
... choice in much the same way as they influence stylistic choice in English ( see Trudgill , 1983 for a discussion of the Paraguayan linguistic repertoire ) . A great many interesting studies have been carried out of the circumstances in ...
... choice in much the same way as they influence stylistic choice in English ( see Trudgill , 1983 for a discussion of the Paraguayan linguistic repertoire ) . A great many interesting studies have been carried out of the circumstances in ...
Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
Copyright | |
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