Description
| Product ID: | 9781032337876 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Describing Prescriptivism |
| Subtitle: | Usage Guides and Usage Problems in British and American English |
| Authors: | Author: Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Sociolinguistics, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching theory and methods, Sociolinguistics, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Applied linguistics for ELT, United Kingdom, Great Britain, USA, English, American English |
| Description: | Describing Prescriptivism provides a topical and thought-provoking analysis of linguistic prescriptivism in the present day. With extensive case studies to illustrate and support claims throughout, this comprehensive study is key reading for students and researchers of prescriptivism, history of English and sociolinguistics. Describing Prescriptivism provides a topical and thought-provoking analysis of linguistic prescriptivism in British and American English, from a historical as well as present-day perspective. Focusing on usage guides and usage problems, the book takes a three-fold approach to present an in-depth analysis of the topic, featuring:
With extensive case studies to illustrate and support claims throughout, this comprehensive study is key reading for students and researchers of prescriptivism, the history of English and sociolinguistics.
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| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-06-13 |
