10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STANDARD ENGLISH»
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Standard English in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Standard English and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Emergence of
Standard English
Fisher challenges this view, demonstrating that the standardization of writing and pronunciation was, and still is, made under the control of political and intellectual forces."
2
From Old
English to
Standard English: A Course Book in ...
The book is firmly based upon linguistic description, with commentaries which form a series of case studies demonstrating the evidence for language change at every level - handwriting, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, grammar and meaning.
3
From Jamaican Creole to
Standard English: A Handbook for ...
For over decade, this helpful teacher's guidebook has been widely used in Jamaican schools and in metropolitan schools with Jamaican students. The book indicates the ways in which Jamaican Creole differs from Standard Jamaican English.
4
The Development of
Standard English, 1300-1800: Theories, ...
This book reopens the debate about the origins of Standard English, challenging earlier accounts and revealing a far more complex and intriguing history.
5
Standard English: The Widening Debate
Non-standard lexis I have argued above that there is no necessary connection
between formal vocabulary or technical vocabulary and Standard English. That is
, there is no such thing as Standard English vocabulary. There is an interesting ...
Tony Bex, Richard J. Watts, 2002
6
Authority in Language: Investigating
Standard English
This influential and widely used book has now been extensively revised to include a new chapter on linguistic discrimination on the basis of class, race and ethnicity.
James Milroy, Lesley Milroy, 1999
7
International
English: A Guide to Varieties of
Standard English
In this fifth edition the authors have added a new discussion of what Standard English really is, as well as an outline of typologies of varieties of English including ELF 'English as a lingua franca'.
Peter Trudgill, Jean Hannah, 2008
8
Belfast
English and
Standard English: Dialect Variation and ...
The author of this treatise analyzes various syntactic constructions in Belfast English, and compares them with their Standard English counterparts to gain insight into both English syntax and general syntactic theory.
This guide contains comprehensive summary and discussion of all 44 prescribed texts in the HSC Standard English course, plus a list of key issues to consider in each chapter related to the relevant syllabus area, helpful advice on how to ...
Cameron, Barry Spurr, Lloyd Cameron, 2009
10
The Columbia Guide to
Standard American
English
The U.S. occupation of Japan transformed a brutal war charged with overt racism into an amicable peace in which the issue of race seemed to have disappeared.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STANDARD ENGLISH»
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Standard English is used in the context of the following news items.
The benefits of speaking clear Standard English with clarity and …
There was a time before Independence and just after when our lawyers, judges, broadcasters, politicians etc. spoke clear Standard English with confidence. «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
3 months late, LAUSD hiring Standard English Learner coaches
Nearly three months after missing a self-imposed deadline, LA Unified is finally close to filling 10 positions to help thousands of native English speakers who ... «LA School Report, Mar 15»
Will Textspeak Ever Replace Standard English?
We are so used to standard English. Imagine repeating something a billion times—it becomes etched in your mind. Forcing textspeak might be like forcing every ... «Slate Magazine, Oct 14»
Standard English accent tops poll
So-called received pronunciation came top of 19 different accents played to 750 adults, who judged standard English as being the most intelligent, friendly, ... «ITV News, Oct 14»
sudden death of the English Academy
Standard English – the language of the educated classes of the English-speaking world – provided the rules, and if you did not obey them, you could not have ... «Financial Times, Aug 14»
Rousseau's LAUSD legacy, a push for standard English learning
Throughout her four-month tenure, Rousseau has been an avid advocate for the district's Standard English Learners, a group of “invisible” students, as she calls ... «LA School Report, Jun 14»
Why Do You Think You're Right About Language? You're Not.
So what does this common English look like, and where can we find it? ... "Standard English" is a loose assortment of idiolects like any other dialect, and valuing ... «Slate Magazine, May 14»
Middlesbrough parents to clamp down on local expressions at home …
'The literacy framework asks children to write in standard English. ... but I don't want them to enter the world of work without knowing about standard English.'. «Daily Mail, Feb 13»
Accents and Standard English
One clunky phrasing that is understandable but not standard: "How do we call it in English?" That should be "What do we call it?," and it seems likely there was ... «The Economist, Sep 11»
Familiar English vs. Standard English
Each of us, even the grammarians, slips out of standard English. In fact, we adapt our English to our surroundings all the time. We speak one way with family, ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 09»
