Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... mean ' grammar ' at all but ' correct usage ' , that is another matter . Written English differs from spoken English ... means the latter , there are further implications , to which we now turn . As we have seen , prescriptive notions of ...
... mean ' grammar ' at all but ' correct usage ' , that is another matter . Written English differs from spoken English ... means the latter , there are further implications , to which we now turn . As we have seen , prescriptive notions of ...
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... means either ' How long will you be here ? or ' What is the total length of your stay ? ' In Hib - E , it means ' How long have you been here ? ' , and the appropriate reply might well be : ' I'm here since Tuesday ' . In other ...
... means either ' How long will you be here ? or ' What is the total length of your stay ? ' In Hib - E , it means ' How long have you been here ? ' , and the appropriate reply might well be : ' I'm here since Tuesday ' . In other ...
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... means is developed of relating facts about language use to the needs of teachers and pupils – needs which are defined at the moment mainly in terms of unworkable prescriptions - we shall continue to have only inad- equate teaching ...
... means is developed of relating facts about language use to the needs of teachers and pupils – needs which are defined at the moment mainly in terms of unworkable prescriptions - we shall continue to have only inad- equate teaching ...
Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
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