Perspectives On Prescriptivism
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Perspectives On Prescriptivism
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Author : Joan C. Beal
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2008
Perspectives On Prescriptivism written by Joan C. Beal and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The colloquium 'Perspectives on Prescriptivism' (20-22 April 2006) was hosted by the University of Catania in Ragusa. The organisers wished to encourage participants to look at linguistic prescriptivism from a wide range of perspectives. Some of the questions raised are answered in this volume.
Do You Speak American
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Author : Robert Macneil
language : en
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Do You Speak American written by Robert Macneil and has been published by Nan A. Talese this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations? These questions, and more, about our language catapulted Robert MacNeil and William Cran—the authors (with Robert McCrum) of the language classic The Story of English—across the country in search of the answers. Do You Speak American? is the tale of their discoveries, which provocatively show how the standard for American English—if a standard exists—is changing quickly and dramatically. On a journey that takes them from the Northeast, through Appalachia and the Deep South, and west to California, the authors observe everyday verbal interactions and in a host of interviews with native speakers glean the linguistic quirks and traditions characteristic of each area. While examining the histories and controversies surrounding both written and spoken American English, they address anxieties and assumptions that, when explored, are highly emotional, such as the growing influence of Spanish as a threat to American English and the special treatment of African-American vernacular English. And, challenging the purists who think grammatical standards are in serious deterioration and that media saturation of our culture is homogenizing our speech, they surprise us with unpredictable responses. With insight and wit, MacNeil and Cran bring us a compelling book that is at once a celebration and a potent study of our singular language. Each wave of immigration has brought new words to enrich the American language. Do you recognize the origin of 1. blunderbuss, sleigh, stoop, coleslaw, boss, waffle? Or 2. dumb, ouch, shyster, check, kaput, scram, bummer? Or 3. phooey, pastrami, glitch, kibbitz, schnozzle? Or 4. broccoli, espresso, pizza, pasta, macaroni, radio? Or 5. smithereens, lollapalooza, speakeasy, hooligan? Or 6. vamoose, chaps, stampede, mustang, ranch, corral? 1. Dutch 2. German 3. Yiddish 4. Italian 5. Irish 6. Spanish
Describing Prescriptivism
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Author : Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-10-08
Describing Prescriptivism written by Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-08 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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: a detailed study of the advice provided in usage guides over the years; an authoritative comparison of this advice with actual usage as recorded in British and American corpora, including the HUGE (Hyper Usage Guide of English) database – developed specifically to enable this line of study – as well as more mainstream corpora such as COCA, COHA and the BNC; a close analysis of the attitudes to particular usage problems among the general public, based on surveys distributed online through the "Bridging the Unbridgeable" research project’s blog.* 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. *Found at https://bridgingtheunbridgeable.com/
New Horizons In Prescriptivism Research
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Author : Nuria Yáñez‐Bouza
language : en
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Release Date : 2024-04-16
New Horizons In Prescriptivism Research written by Nuria Yáñez‐Bouza and has been published by Channel View Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book investigates the connections between evaluative judgements on language and the larger social, cultural, and political issues that shed light on the practice of prescriptivism. The chapters cover three main areas: language, which represents the traditional roots of the study of linguistic norms in authoritative (historical) manuals and judgemental attitudes to language usage; literary and scripted texts, which illustrates the enregisterment of the values of linguistic prescriptivism as a social and cultural phenomenon; and speech communities, which reflects the growth in scope of the field to consider geographical contexts beyond mainstream British and American English to include varieties of English and other languages worldwide. The book also discusses recent theoretical and methodological advances in the study of prescriptivism.
The Routledge Handbook Of Linguistic Prescriptivism
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Author : Joan C. Beal
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-05-05
The Routledge Handbook Of Linguistic Prescriptivism written by Joan C. Beal and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the field of linguistic prescriptivism. Mapping the current status quo of the field and marking its two-decade transformation into a serious field of study within linguistics, this volume addresses both the value and the methods of studying prescriptivism. It covers: • Theoretical and methodological approaches – from historical to experimental approaches and including corpus-based methods and attitudes research; • Contexts in which prescriptive efforts can be both observed and studied – including in education, technology, the media, language planning and policies, and everyday grassroots practices; • Geographical contexts of prescriptivism – featuring chapters on inner- and outer-circle Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca, as well as prescriptivism in the context of other world languages including minority and endangered languages. With contributions from an international line-up of leading and rising-star scholars in the field, The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Prescriptivism marks the evolution of linguistics as a fully self-aware discipline and will be an indispensable guide for students and researchers in this area.
Fixing English
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Author : Anne Curzan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-05-08
Fixing English written by Anne Curzan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-08 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Anne Curzan presents a pioneering new definition of prescriptivism as a linguistic phenomenon.
Language Prescription
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Author : Prof. Don Chapman
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2020-09-21
Language Prescription written by Prof. Don Chapman and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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. In particular, the chapters break down the traditional binary approaches that characterize prescriptive discourse to create a view of the complex phenomena associated with prescriptivism and the values of those who practice it. Most importantly, this volume continues serious academic conversations about prescriptivism and lays the foundation for continued exploration.
History And Perspectives Of Language Study
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Author : Olga Mieska Tomi?
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2000
History And Perspectives Of Language Study written by Olga Mieska Tomi? and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Each of the contributions in this volume expresses in some way the hope that it is possible to achieve an integrity of linguistics, understood as a science of man, in its psychological, sociological, pragmatic and cultural context. The first section focuses on the history of language study, the second section on the integrative description of facets of language, and the last section on the need for the study of language in context.
The Languages Of Nation
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Author : Carol Percy
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2012-07-25
The Languages Of Nation written by Carol Percy and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This collection brings together research on linguistic prescriptivism and social identities, in specific contemporary and historical contexts of cross-cultural contact and awareness. Providing multilingual and multidisciplinary perspectives from language studies, lexicography, literature, and cultural studies, our contributors relate language norms to frameworks of identity beyond monolingual citizenship - nativeness, ethnicity, politics, religion, empire. Some chapters focus on traditional instruments of prescriptivism: language academies in Europe; government language planners in southeast Asia; dictionaries and grammars from Early Modern and imperial Britain, republican America, the postcolonial Caribbean, and modern Germany. Other chapters consider the roles of scholars in prescriptivism, as well as the more informal and populist mechanisms of enforcement expressed in newspapers. With a thematic introduction articulating links between its breadth of perspectives, this accessible book should engage everyone concerned with language norms.
Prescription And Tradition In Language
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Author : Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2016-11-14
Prescription And Tradition In Language written by Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book contextualises case studies across a wide variety of languages and cultures, crystallising key interrelationships between linguistic standardisation and prescriptivism, and between ideas and practices. It focuses on different traditions of standardisation and prescription throughout the world and addresses questions such as how nationalistic idealisations of ‘traditional’ language persist (or shift) amid language change, linguistic variation and multilingualism. The volume explores issues of standardisation and the sociolinguistic phenomenon of prescription as a formative influence on the notional standard language as well as the interconnections between these in a wide range of geographical contexts. It balances the otherwise strong emphasis on English in English language publications on prescriptivism and breaks new ground with its multilingual approach across languages and nations. The book will appeal to scholars working within different linguistic traditions interested in questions relating to all aspects of standardisation and prescriptivism.