Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and StandardisationRoutledge & K. Paul, 1985 - 189 pages |
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... types . It is most important that the characteristics of these types should be clearly distinguished , as a failure to recognise their different aims can result in vagueness and confusion in popular commentaries on language use ( see ...
... types . It is most important that the characteristics of these types should be clearly distinguished , as a failure to recognise their different aims can result in vagueness and confusion in popular commentaries on language use ( see ...
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... types . Complaints about careless usage of written vocabulary are very common , and they can often be said to contain characteristics of both types . In so far as they oppose the tendency of language to change , they are of Type 1 ; in ...
... types . Complaints about careless usage of written vocabulary are very common , and they can often be said to contain characteristics of both types . In so far as they oppose the tendency of language to change , they are of Type 1 ; in ...
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... Types of linguistic repertoire It is important to note that a linguistic repertoire may cut across more than one language , with switching from one language to another , or to a mixture , taking place in much the same circum- stances as ...
... Types of linguistic repertoire It is important to note that a linguistic repertoire may cut across more than one language , with switching from one language to another , or to a mixture , taking place in much the same circum- stances as ...
Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
Copyright | |
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