Authority in language
Milroy, James.
Authority in language investigating standard English / [electronic resource] : James Milroy and Lesley Milroy. - 4th ed. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012. - xvi, 189 p. - Routledge linguistics classics .
Previously pub.: 1985.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-185) and index.
1. Prescription and standardisation -- 2. Standard English and the complaint tradition -- 3. Spoken and written norms -- 4. Grammar and speech -- 5. Linguistic prescription and the speech community -- 6. Linguistic repertoires and communicative competence -- 7. 'Planned' and 'unplanned' speech events -- 8. Some practical implications of prescriptivism : educational issues and language assessment procedures -- 9. Two nations divided by the same language? : the standard language ideology in Britain and the United States.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203124666 (e-book : PDF)
Standard language.
English language--Standardization.
Language and languages--Variation.
Communicative competence.
Language and languages--Ability testing.
Electronic books.
Authority in language investigating standard English / [electronic resource] : James Milroy and Lesley Milroy. - 4th ed. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012. - xvi, 189 p. - Routledge linguistics classics .
Previously pub.: 1985.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-185) and index.
1. Prescription and standardisation -- 2. Standard English and the complaint tradition -- 3. Spoken and written norms -- 4. Grammar and speech -- 5. Linguistic prescription and the speech community -- 6. Linguistic repertoires and communicative competence -- 7. 'Planned' and 'unplanned' speech events -- 8. Some practical implications of prescriptivism : educational issues and language assessment procedures -- 9. Two nations divided by the same language? : the standard language ideology in Britain and the United States.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203124666 (e-book : PDF)
Standard language.
English language--Standardization.
Language and languages--Variation.
Communicative competence.
Language and languages--Ability testing.
Electronic books.