Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... judgments about language and the consequences of such judgments in society and in the daily lives of individuals . We attempt to do this in a wide historical and social context . First , we consider some difficulties in assessing ...
... judgments about language and the consequences of such judgments in society and in the daily lives of individuals . We attempt to do this in a wide historical and social context . First , we consider some difficulties in assessing ...
Page 125
... judgments ; but the low status of the speakers is , of course , highly relevant . However , those judgments about language ability which are implicit judgments of communicative competence should , if they are to be equitable , be based ...
... judgments ; but the low status of the speakers is , of course , highly relevant . However , those judgments about language ability which are implicit judgments of communicative competence should , if they are to be equitable , be based ...
Page 139
... judgments of linguistic inadequacy as made in tests and classrooms usually purport to refer to total language ability . Seldom are such judgments presented as relevant only to specific situations . 7 ' Planned ' and ' unplanned ' speech ...
... judgments of linguistic inadequacy as made in tests and classrooms usually purport to refer to total language ability . Seldom are such judgments presented as relevant only to specific situations . 7 ' Planned ' and ' unplanned ' speech ...
Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
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