Language prescription : values, ideologies and identity /

"This book is a detailed examination of social connections to language evaluation with a specific focus on the values associated with both prescriptivism and descriptivism. The chapters, written by authors from many different linguistic and national backgrounds, use a variety of approaches and...

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Other Authors: Chapman, Don, 1962- (Editor), Rawlins, Jacob D. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2020]
Series:Multilingual matters (Series) ; 170.
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Summary:"This book is a detailed examination of social connections to language evaluation with a specific focus on the values associated with both prescriptivism and descriptivism. The chapters, written by authors from many different linguistic and national backgrounds, use a variety of approaches and methods to discuss values in linguistic prescriptivism"--
Physical Description:x, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781788928373
1788928377