Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and Standardisation |
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Contents
Standard English and the complaint tradition | 29 |
Spoken and written norms | 54 |
Grammar and speech | 70 |
Copyright | |
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Authority in Language: Investigating Standard English James Milroy,Lesley Milroy Limited preview - 2012 |
Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and Standardisation James Milroy,Lesley Milroy No preview available - 1985 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Authority in Language: Investigating Language Prescription and Standardisation Language, education, and society |
| Authors | James Milroy, Lesley Milroy |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge & K. Paul, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 14, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0710097611, 9780710097613 |
| Length | 189 pages |
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