{"product_id":"authority-in-language-9780415696838","title":"Authority in Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthority in Language\u003c\/em\u003e explores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eRoutledge Linguistics Classic\u003c\/em\u003e is here reissued with a new foreword and a new afterword in which the authors broaden their earlier concept of language ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAuthority in Language\u003c\/em\u003e is indispensable reading for educationalists, teachers and linguists and a long-standing text for courses in sociolinguistics, modern English grammar, history of English and langu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The Milroys’ Authority in Language is the most significant textual milestone in researching the ideological construction of Standard English. An absolute must for both historical linguists and sociolinguists.’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard J. Watts, Emeritus Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘No book on the market does a better job of explaining the issues surrounding standardization and linguistic authority in a way which is both scholarly and accessible to students.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Cameron, University of Oxford, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Prescription and Standardisation. 2.Standard English and the Complaint Tradition. 3. Spoken and Written Norms. 4.Grammar and Speech. 5. Linguistic Prescription and the Speech Community. 6. Linguistic Repertoires and Communicative Competence. 7. \"Planned\" and \"Unplanned\" Speech Events. 8. Some Practical Implications of Prescriptivism: Educational Issues and Language Assessment Procedures. 9.Two Nations Divided by the Same Language? The Standard Language Ideology in Britain and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402145505623,"sku":"9780415696838","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/authority-in-language-9780415696838","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}