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Making Sense of "Bad English" - An Introduction to Language Attitudes and Ideologies (Paperback)
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Making Sense of "Bad English" - An Introduction to Language Attitudes and Ideologies (Paperback)
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Why is it that some ways of using English are considered "good" and
others are considered "bad"? Why are certain forms of language
termed elegant, eloquent or refined, whereas others are deemed
uneducated, coarse, or inappropriate? Making Sense of "Bad English"
is an accessible introduction to attitudes and ideologies towards
the use of English in different settings around the world.
Outlining how perceptions about what constitutes "good" and "bad"
English have been shaped, this book shows how these principles are
based on social factors rather than linguistic issues and
highlights some of the real-life consequences of these perceptions.
Features include: an overview of attitudes towards English and how
they came about, as well as real-life consequences and benefits of
using "bad" English; explicit links between different English
language systems, including child's English, English as a lingua
franca, African American English, Singlish, and New Delhi English;
examples taken from classic names in the field of sociolinguistics,
including Labov, Trudgill, Baugh, and Lambert, as well as rising
stars and more recent cutting-edge research; links to relevant
social parallels, including cultural outputs such as holiday myths,
to help readers engage in a new way with the notion of Standard
English; supporting online material for students which features
worksheets, links to audio and news files, further examples and
discussion questions, and background on key issues from the book.
Making Sense of "Bad English" provides an engaging and
thought-provoking overview of this topic and is essential reading
for any student studying sociolinguistics within a global setting.
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