Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... discussions of related issues as they emerge in the classroom ) . What we are attempting is a more balanced discussion of linguistic prescriptivism within a broader social and political context than has been usual . Until such a discussion ...
... discussions of related issues as they emerge in the classroom ) . What we are attempting is a more balanced discussion of linguistic prescriptivism within a broader social and political context than has been usual . Until such a discussion ...
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... discuss in a detached manner . Moreover , many teachers , including the large number who are worried by over ... discussion of the implications of this important issue ( most people would agree that it is important ) are often to ...
... discuss in a detached manner . Moreover , many teachers , including the large number who are worried by over ... discussion of the implications of this important issue ( most people would agree that it is important ) are often to ...
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... discussion will necessarily range over an extensive area , it will be helpful to note , prospectively , that it is introduced for three reasons . We discuss communicative competence not only as a part of our commentary on notions of ...
... discussion will necessarily range over an extensive area , it will be helpful to note , prospectively , that it is introduced for three reasons . We discuss communicative competence not only as a part of our commentary on notions of ...
Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
Copyright | |
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Authority in Language: Investigating Standard English James Milroy,Lesley Milroy Limited preview - 2012 |
Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and Standardisation James Milroy,Lesley Milroy No preview available - 1985 |
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