{"product_id":"making-sense-of-bad-english-9781138237469","title":"Making Sense of Bad English","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is it that some ways of using English are considered good and others are considered bad? Why are certain forms of language termed elegant, eloquent or refined, whereas others are deemed uneducated, coarse, or inappropriate? \u003ci\u003eMaking Sense of Bad English \u003c\/i\u003eis an accessible introduction to attitudes and ideologies towards the use of English in different settings around the world. Outlining how perceptions about what constitutes good and bad English have been shaped, this book shows how these principles are based on social factors rather than linguistic issues and highlights some of the real-life consequences of these perceptions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean overview of attitudes towards English and how they came about, as well as real-life consequences and benefits of using bad English;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexplicit links between different English language systems, including child's English, English as a lingua franca, African American English, Singlish, and N\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Enormously fascinating to anyone with an interest in varieties of English (dialects, accents, styles) as they are spoken, natively and non-natively, around the world; and endlessly helpful in the fightback against the benighted ones who attempt to shame their fellow human beings for the way they speak.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Trudgill\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Fribourg, Switzerland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Perceptions of \"good\" and \"bad\" English are a major issue for language users, but vary in different nation states. Such ideologies and their social consequences have been examined by sociolinguists in monolingual and to a lesser extent well-established bilingual English-speaking communities. However, the perspectives of millions of speakers and writers world-wide for whom English is a lingua franca have been largely ignored. Elizabeth Peterson’s book is therefore timely, and particularly valuable in connecting English speakers from all types of language community with the ideologies which emerge from different histories and social contexts. It will be useful both as an undergraduate teaching tool and as a resource for researchers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesley Milroy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Michigan, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\"As the author says, the purpose of her book is not one of proselytism or conversion; rather, she has tried to make the reader think more carefully about language before labelling it ‘bad’. In using a multi-layered approach, along with an easy-to-read style, Elizabeth Peterson has easily accomplished the goal of making ‘bad English’ make sense. Ultimately, though, she leaves it to the reader to decide\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiram L. Smith, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, USA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Rationale for this book; Terminology used in this book; Introduction to Part 1: Making sense of \"Bad English\"; Chapter 1. English speakers in outer-circle and expanding-circle settings; Chapter 2: Where does \"Good English\" come from, and what does it have to do with Santa Claus?; Chapter 3. \"Bad\" English in inner-circle settings; Chapter 4. How \"Bad English\" works against us: linguistic discrimination in the USA; Chapter 5: Why does \"Bad English\" still exist?; Introduction to Part 2; Chapter 6: Acquisition of English as a mother tongue; Chapter 7: African American English; Chapter 8. Competing explanations for linguistic features in the outer circle; Chapter 9: English as a lingua franca; Summary of Part 2 ;Chapter 10. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577814159703,"sku":"9781138237469","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138237469.jpg?v=1746096789","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-sense-of-bad-english-9781138237469","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}