Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... similar way , Classical Latin became the official language of a great empire ; yet , its great prestige did not ... similar , equal , superior , etc .: these require to , as in similar to , equal to . Furthermore , the eighteenth century ...
... similar way , Classical Latin became the official language of a great empire ; yet , its great prestige did not ... similar , equal , superior , etc .: these require to , as in similar to , equal to . Furthermore , the eighteenth century ...
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... similar to writing in this respect ( see Chapter 7 ) . Writing is nor- mally planned ( cf. lectures , etc. ) whereas conversation is unplanned . Note also that the distinction we are suggesting between writing as relatively context ...
... similar to writing in this respect ( see Chapter 7 ) . Writing is nor- mally planned ( cf. lectures , etc. ) whereas conversation is unplanned . Note also that the distinction we are suggesting between writing as relatively context ...
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... similar to Wald's , which stress the importance of analysing language samples collected in naturalistic situations , have , in fact , been expressed also by psychologists who traditionally favour carefully standardised test procedures ...
... similar to Wald's , which stress the importance of analysing language samples collected in naturalistic situations , have , in fact , been expressed also by psychologists who traditionally favour carefully standardised test procedures ...
Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
Copyright | |
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