Describing Prescriptivism - Usage Guides and Usage Problems in British and American English (Paperback)

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/

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2022
First published:	2020
Authors:	Ingrid Tieken-Boon Van Ostade
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-233787-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics
LSN:	1-03-233787-7
Barcode:	9781032337876

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