Standardising English Norms and Margins in the History of the English Language |
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| Editor:
| Pillière, Linda
Andrieu, Wilfrid
Kerfelec, Valérie
Lewis, Diana |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-12047-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2018 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This path-breaking study of the standardisation of English written by leading researchers goes well beyond the traditional prescriptivism versus descriptivism debate and seeks to re-centre the discussion on linguistic communities and language users. It will be welcomed by those working in English language, linguistics and literature.
This path-breaking study of the standardisation of English written by leading researchers goes well beyond the traditional prescriptivism versus descriptivism debate and seeks to re-centre the discussion on linguistic communities and language users. It will be welcomed by those working in English language, linguistics and literature.