Language Use Usage Guides And Linguistic Norms

Author : Luisella Caon,Marion Elenbaas,Janet Grijzenhout
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781527566248

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Language Use, Usage Guides and Linguistic Norms by Luisella Caon,Marion Elenbaas,Janet Grijzenhout Pdf

This volume offers a collection of twelve original papers on language use and attitudes towards language from both a historical and a present-day perspective. The first part of the book focuses on the general theme of language use and on attitudes towards language use in both the past and the present. The second part concentrates on actual language use in personal and public letters from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. The third part is mainly concerned with the possible impact of usage guides, and also addresses the problem of language and cultural misunderstanding and the apparent need for usage guides for cultural allusions. Language Use, Usage Guides and Linguistic Norms will be of interest to scholars of language use in both the past and the present, as well as to anyone interested in the interplay between actual language use and prescriptive attitudes towards language.

Author : Renate Bartsch
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCAL:B4350679

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Norms of Language by Renate Bartsch Pdf

Author : Linda Pillière,Wilfrid Andrieu,Valérie Kerfelec,Diana Lewis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107191051

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Standardising English by Linda Pillière,Wilfrid Andrieu,Valérie Kerfelec,Diana Lewis Pdf

Leading researchers shed new light on the history of the standardisation of English.

Author : Birte Bös,Claudia Claridge
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027262462

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Norms and Conventions in the History of English by Birte Bös,Claudia Claridge Pdf

This volume explores changing norms and conventions in the English language, as displayed in a broad range of historical data from more than five centuries. The contributions discuss the interplay of sociocultural conditions, specific discourse traditions and structural aspects of language, paying special attention to the communities where norms and conventions are displayed and shaped in verbal interaction. The volume is enriched by systematic terminological clarifications, interdisciplinary approaches and the introduction of new methods like network analysis and advanced analytical tools and forms of visualisation into the diachronic investigation of historical texts.

Author : Alexandra N. Lenz
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 3631610041

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Grammar Between Norm and Variation by Alexandra N. Lenz Pdf

The articles collected in this volume offer the most various access to the discussed questions on norm and variation. In their entirety, they reflect the current discussion of the topic. Focusing on the object languages German and English ensures a high level of topical consistency. On the other hand, the four large topic areas (emergence and change of norms and grammatical constructions; relationship of codes of norms and 'real' language usage; competition of standard and non-standard language norms; and subsistent norms of minority languages and «institutionalised second-language varieties») cover a large range of relevant issues, thereby certainly giving an impetus to new and further investigations.

Author : Dalila Ayoun
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027258397

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The Acquisition of Gender by Dalila Ayoun Pdf

Gender as a morphosyntactic feature is arguably “an endlessly fascinating linguistic category” (Corbett 2014: 1). One may even say it is among “the most puzzling of the grammatical categories” (Corbett 1991: 1) that has raised probing questions from various theoretical and applied perspectives. Most languages display semantic and/or formal gender systems with various degrees of opacity and complexity, and even closely related languages present distinct differences, creating difficulties for second language learners. The first three chapters of this volume present critical reviews in three different areas – gender assignment in mixed noun phrases, subtle gentle biases and the gender acquisition in child and adult heritage speakers of Spanish – while the next six chapters present new empirical evidence in the acquisition of gender by bilingual children, adult L2/L3 learners and heritage speakers of various languages such as Italian, German, Dutch or Mandarin-Italian.

Author : Nuria Yáñez‐Bouza,María E. Rodríguez‐Gil,Javier Pérez‐Guerra
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781800416161

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New Horizons in Prescriptivism Research by Nuria Yáñez‐Bouza,María E. Rodríguez‐Gil,Javier Pérez‐Guerra Pdf

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.

Author : Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780198808206

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English Usage Guides by Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade Pdf

This volume explores both historical and current issues in English usage guides or style manuals. Chapters look at how and why these guides are compiled, and by whom; what sort of advice they contain; how they differ from grammars and dictionaries; and how attitudes to usage have changed.

Author : Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade,Carol Percy
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783096527

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Prescription and Tradition in Language by Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade,Carol Percy Pdf

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.

Author : Gijsbert Rutten,Rik Vosters,Wim Vandenbussche
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027268792

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Norms and Usage in Language History, 1600–1900 by Gijsbert Rutten,Rik Vosters,Wim Vandenbussche Pdf

Historical sociolinguistics has successfully challenged the traditional focus on standardization in linguistic historiography. Extensive research on newly uncovered textual resources has shown the widespread variation in the written language of the past that was previously hidden or neglected. The time has come to integrate both perspectives, and to reassess the importance of language norms, standardization and prescription on the basis of sound empirical studies of large corpora of texts. The chapters in this volume discuss the interplay of language norms and language use in the history of Dutch, English, French and German between 1600 and 1900. Written by leading experts in the field, each chapter focuses on one language and one century. A substantial introductory chapter puts the twelve research chapters into a comparative perspective. The book is of interest to a wide readership, ranging from scholars of historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, sociology and social history to (advanced) graduate and postgraduate students in courses on language variation and change.

Author : Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429558146

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Describing Prescriptivism by Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade Pdf

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/

Author : Anne Lobeck,Kristin Denham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781405159944

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Navigating English Grammar by Anne Lobeck,Kristin Denham Pdf

An engaging and fresh take on the rules and politics of English grammar, written in lively prose. It goes a step further than most books on grammar by providing an overview of the field, with a discussion of historical and current debates about grammar, and how we define, discuss, and approach it. Presents a novel, inquiry-based approach to understanding speakers' unconscious knowledge of English grammar Makes lucid connections, when relevant, with current linguistic theory Integrates language change and variation into the study of grammar Examines historical sources of socially evaluative perceptions of grammar, as 'good' or 'bad', and notions of language authority Provides syntactic explanations for many modern punctuation rules Explores some of the current controversies about grammar teaching in school and the role of Standard English in testing and assessment

Author : Marina Bondi,Silvia Cacchiani
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443887427

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Discourse In and Through the Media by Marina Bondi,Silvia Cacchiani Pdf

This book is a result of the 2013 CLAVIER Conference held in Modena in November 2013, and includes a selection of the papers presented on that occasion. As the title suggests, this volume encourages cross-generic and cross-disciplinary investigations, in order to advocate integrated approaches to the study of media discourse regarding both theoretical background and practical applications. Bringing together a wide range of case studies, the book fosters debate on a variety of aspects related to the representation of specialised discourse in and through the media, including, for example, voice and point of view, argumentative practices, knowledge construction, multimodality, the re-contextualization and re-conceptualization of knowledge, opinion formation and peer-to-peer communication, and popularization in and through traditional, digital and social media. Taken together, the contributions to this volume provide extensive exemplification of the type of research currently being conducted on these issues. The variety of the questions posed and the wide array of methods used here therefore represent a substantial contribution to sharpening existing knowledge and furthering the ongoing debate among scholars in the field.

Author : Dennis E. Baron
Publisher : National Council of Teachers
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0814119425

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Guide to Home Language Repair by Dennis E. Baron Pdf

This book examines Americans' obsession with grammar and usage, and how the flexibility and fluidity of the English language affect notions about what is and is not "correct" English. Confronting the popular image of the English teacher as a card-carrying member of the language police, the book takes a critical look at past and present attempts to play off the linguistic fears of Americans (i.e., modern usage guides). Issues such as whether the English language is dying, double standards and plagiarism, political correctness and language taboos, and the relevance of spelling bees in this age of spell checkers, are examined. The book also presents the "five best words of the 80s," the most important words of 1990, the best words of 1991, and new words for 1992. (NKA)

Author : Laurel J. Brinton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107113640

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English Historical Linguistics by Laurel J. Brinton Pdf

Uniquely organized in terms of theoretical approaches, this is an advanced textbook on the study of English historical linguistics.