Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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Page 102
... important issue ( most people would agree that it is important ) are often to be found in print . Sometimes , unfortunately , it is the subject of an 102 Linguistic prescription and the speech community A wider perspective on ...
... important issue ( most people would agree that it is important ) are often to be found in print . Sometimes , unfortunately , it is the subject of an 102 Linguistic prescription and the speech community A wider perspective on ...
Page 124
... important to remember , however , that this lack of stylistic differen- tiation within Spanish does not seem to hinder the expression of referential meaning . The fact that the linguistic capacity of Italian Argentines should ...
... important to remember , however , that this lack of stylistic differen- tiation within Spanish does not seem to hinder the expression of referential meaning . The fact that the linguistic capacity of Italian Argentines should ...
Page 173
... important point is that formal test procedures can- not discriminate between non - standard forms on the one hand , and under - developed forms on the other , while the distinction emerges clearly if the language of a group of children ...
... important point is that formal test procedures can- not discriminate between non - standard forms on the one hand , and under - developed forms on the other , while the distinction emerges clearly if the language of a group of children ...
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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