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/
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Describing Prescriptivism [EPUB ebook]
Usage Guides and Usage Problems in British and American English
Describing Prescriptivism [EPUB ebook]
Usage Guides and Usage Problems in British and American English
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语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● 网页 288 ● ISBN 9780429558146 ● 出版者 Taylor and Francis ● 发布时间 2019 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 7227872 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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