Authority in Language - Investigating Standard English (Paperback)

Authority in Language explores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language. James and Lesley Milroy cover the long-running debate over the teaching of Standard English in Britain and compare the language ideologies in Britain and the USA, involving a discussion of the English-Only movement and the Ebonics controversy. They consider the historical process of standardisation and its social consequences, in particular discrimination against low-status and ethnic minority groups on the basis of their language traits. This Routledge Linguistics Classic is here reissued with a new foreword and a new afterword in which the authors broaden their earlier concept of language ideology. Authority in Language is indispensable reading for educationalists, teachers and linguists and a long-standing text for courses in sociolinguistics, modern English grammar, history of English and language ideology.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Linguistics Classics
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	James Milroy • Lesley Milroy
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-69683-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-69683-6
Barcode:	9780415696838

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