Grammar Matters: The Social Significance of How We Use Language - Couverture souple

Ghomeshi, Jila

 
9781894037440: Grammar Matters: The Social Significance of How We Use Language
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1894037448 ISBN 13 : 9781894037440
Editeur : Arbeiter Ring Publishing,U.S., 2010

Synopsis

It is hard to find someone who doesn't have a pet peeve about language. The act of bemoaning the decline of language has become something of a cottage industry. High profile, self-appointed language police worry that new forms of popular media are contributing to sloppiness, imprecision, and a general disregard for the rules of grammar and speech.

Within linguistics the term "prescriptivism" is used to refer to the judgements that people make about language based on the idea that some forms and uses of language are correct and others incorrect. This book argues that prescriptivism is unfounded at its very core, and explores why it is, nevertheless, such a popular position. In doing so it addresses the politics of language: what prescriptivist positions about language use reveal about power, authority, and various social prejudices.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jila Ghomeshi is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba and former Director of the Institute for Humanities (2005-2007). She has published op-ed pieces on language and had a biweekly radio column on linguistics for CBC Manitoba for two years. As an academic, she teaches and works on syntax.

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Éditeur
Arbeiter Ring Publishing,U.S.
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1894037448
ISBN 13 
9781894037440
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
140
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Personne responsable
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