Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... particular culture at a particular time , guests at a dinner are required to wear evening dress ( of a particular form ) and required to use their knives and forks in a particular way , these requirements are prescriptive , that is ...
... particular culture at a particular time , guests at a dinner are required to wear evening dress ( of a particular form ) and required to use their knives and forks in a particular way , these requirements are prescriptive , that is ...
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... particular usages ( such as ain't ) as ' colloquial ' and others as ' slang ' , there is likely to be a public outcry . This was notoriously the case when Webster's Third New International Dictionary appeared in the USA in 1961 ( see ...
... particular usages ( such as ain't ) as ' colloquial ' and others as ' slang ' , there is likely to be a public outcry . This was notoriously the case when Webster's Third New International Dictionary appeared in the USA in 1961 ( see ...
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... particular words , grammatical structures and speech- sounds . There is apparently a yawning gap between what linguists profess to think about language and what ordinary people assume in their daily use and observation of language . We ...
... particular words , grammatical structures and speech- sounds . There is apparently a yawning gap between what linguists profess to think about language and what ordinary people assume in their daily use and observation of language . We ...
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 |
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