Authority in Language explores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language.This seminal text is here reissued with a new preface and a new final chapter looking at the histories created over some centuries for English, considering the scholarly activity itself as ideologically loaded.
Authority in Language explores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language.This seminal text is here reissue...
While it is accepted that the pronunciation of English shows wide regional differences, there is a marked tendency to under-estimate the extent of the variation in grammar that exists within the British Isles today. In addressing this problem, Real English brings together the work of a number of experts on the subject to provide a pioneer volume in the field of the grammar of spoken English.
While it is accepted that the pronunciation of English shows wide regional differences, there is a marked tendency to under-estimate the extent of the...
