Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... problems such as those of teaching non - standard speakers to write Standard English can be adequately tackled . At the moment , public discussion of this problem tends to be polarised between certain linguists who point out that pre ...
... problems such as those of teaching non - standard speakers to write Standard English can be adequately tackled . At the moment , public discussion of this problem tends to be polarised between certain linguists who point out that pre ...
Page 166
... problems at school . It fre- quently happens that the children identified by these tests as having language problems are members of minority ethnic groups , or rural dialect speakers . Clearly , this difference between Britain and the ...
... problems at school . It fre- quently happens that the children identified by these tests as having language problems are members of minority ethnic groups , or rural dialect speakers . Clearly , this difference between Britain and the ...
Page 174
... problem ' . This is clearly an issue of importance to educators as well as to speech therapists . No - one can benefit from a situation where literacy problems , developmental problems , and normal but non - standard language ability ...
... problem ' . This is clearly an issue of importance to educators as well as to speech therapists . No - one can benefit from a situation where literacy problems , developmental problems , and normal but non - standard language ability ...
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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