Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... reason for studying prescription is simply that it is interesting in itself . 1.3 Attitudes to language As we saw in ... reasons we shall discuss . In what follows , we shall first explore further the differences between the approach of ...
... reason for studying prescription is simply that it is interesting in itself . 1.3 Attitudes to language As we saw in ... reasons we shall discuss . In what follows , we shall first explore further the differences between the approach of ...
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... reason that the activity referred to has to have some duration ( but see Harris , 1984 ) . Thus , 14 John has the ball kicked is unlikely to occur because the act of kicking has little duration . This means that the Hiberno - English ...
... reason that the activity referred to has to have some duration ( but see Harris , 1984 ) . Thus , 14 John has the ball kicked is unlikely to occur because the act of kicking has little duration . This means that the Hiberno - English ...
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... reason for general ignorance of the nature of linguistic repertoires may be located in what Labov has aptly described as the observer's paradox . This may be stated as follows : in order to observe and study the kind of language used ...
... reason for general ignorance of the nature of linguistic repertoires may be located in what Labov has aptly described as the observer's paradox . This may be stated as follows : in order to observe and study the kind of language used ...
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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