Authority in language
investigating language prescription and standardisation
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Author
Contributions
- Milroy, Lesley. - Contributor
Publication
1985 - Routledge & K. Paul, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
47,250 words, Guess
Page Count
189 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100710097611
- ISBN-139780710097613
- LibraryThing2018653
- Goodreads937980
- Library of Congress Control Number85001847
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number11677696
- Better World Books9780710097613
- Open LibraryOL3021661M
Classifications
- DDC428
- LCCP368 .M54 1985
- LCCP368.M54 1985
Description
Leading sociolinguists Lesley and James Milroy explore the perennially topical and controversial notion of 'correct' and 'incorrect' language. In this fully revised and updated third edition, they:* engage directly with the most recent arguments in the long-running debate over the teaching of Standard English in Britain* compare the langauge ideologies in Britain and the USA, invovling a discussion of the English Only movement and the Ebonics controversyThe authors consider the historical process of standardisation and its social consequences, in particlualr discrimination against low status and ethnic minority groups on the basis of their language traits.Authority in Language is indispensable for educationalists, teachers and linguists, and ideal for courses in sociolinguistics, modern English grammar, history of English and language ideology.
First Sentence
In this book we attempt to look dispassionately at prescription in language and the effects of prescriptive attitudes on the daily lives of individuals.
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