Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... dialects will , when compared with others , appear to have ' gaps ' in the system at some point . For example ... dialects of English ( gen- erally regarded as standard varieties ) have the advantage over will dialects ( generally non ...
... dialects will , when compared with others , appear to have ' gaps ' in the system at some point . For example ... dialects of English ( gen- erally regarded as standard varieties ) have the advantage over will dialects ( generally non ...
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... dialects ( e.g. Northern Irish ) , a comment like I'll see you tomorrow will be understood to be directed to only one person in a given group : I'll see yous tomorrow will , however , be preferred when two or more persons in the com ...
... dialects ( e.g. Northern Irish ) , a comment like I'll see you tomorrow will be understood to be directed to only one person in a given group : I'll see yous tomorrow will , however , be preferred when two or more persons in the com ...
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... dialects are prepositional , not postpositional : * the house in is ungrammatical in all varieties . Similarly , many of the rules for ellipsis are common to all dialects : for instance , no British dialect ( as far as we know ) ...
... dialects are prepositional , not postpositional : * the house in is ungrammatical in all varieties . Similarly , many of the rules for ellipsis are common to all dialects : for instance , no British dialect ( as far as we know ) ...
Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
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