Standard English - Couverture souple

Bex, Tony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415191637 ISBN 13 : 9780415191630

Editeur : Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

Standard English This text examines late-1990s debates about the teaching of English in the school curriculum. It also looks at more general concerns about declining standards of English and places them in an historical, social and international context. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Standard English draws together the leading international scholars in the field, who confront the debates surrounding 'Standard English', grammar and correctness head-on.
These debates are as intense today as ever and extend far beyond an academic context. Current debates about the teaching of English in the school curriculum and concerns about declining standards of English are placed in a historical, social and international context. Standard English:
* explores the definitions of 'Standard English', with particular attention to distinctions between spoken and written English
* traces the idea of 'Standard English' from its roots in the late seventeenth century through to the present day.
This is an accessible, seminal work which clarifies an increasingly confused topic. It includes contributions from: Ronald Carter, Jenny Cheshire, Tony Crowley, James Milroy, Lesley Milroy and Peter Trudgill.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Tony Bex is at the University of Kent. His previous publications includes Variety of Written English (1996). Richard J. Watts is at the University of Bern.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0415191637
• ISBN 13: 9780415191630
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328