Standards and Norms in the English Language.

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The theme of this collection is a discussion of the notions of 'norms' and 'standards', which are studied from various different angles, but always in relation to the English language. These terms are to be understood in a very wide sense, allowing discussions of topics such as t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Locher, Miriam A.
Otros Autores: Strssler, Jrg
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, 2008.
Colección:Contributions to the Sociology of Language, v. 95.
Temas:
English language > Standardization.
English language > Variation.
English language > Dialects.
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers.
Sociolinguistics.
Anglais (Langue) > Variation.
Anglais (Langue) > Dialectes.
Anglais (Langue) > Étude et enseignement > Allophones.
Sociolinguistique.
sociolinguistics.
English language > Dialects
English language > Standardization
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers
English language > Variation
Sociolinguistics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of contents
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Standards and norms
  • Part I. English over time and space
  • Chapter 2 Swiss English, German English and American English: In grammatical alliance against traditional British English?
  • Chapter 3 Regional variation in English in the new millennium: Looking to the future
  • Chapter 4 The role of dialect contact in the formation of Englishes
  • Chapter 5 Non-standardisation
  • From 'standard' to 'nonstandard' grammar. New England in the days of Salem Witchcraft and the Civil War
  • Chapter 7 The rise of prescriptive grammars on English in the 18th century
  • Chapter 8 Lest the situation deteriorates
  • A study of lest as trigger of the inflectional subjunctive
  • Chapter 9 The BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken English or How (not) to construct a 'standard' pronunciation
  • Chapter 10 Liverpool to Louisiana in one lyrical line: Style choice in British rock, pop and folk singing
  • Part II. English usage in non-native contexts
  • Chapter 11 'Standard' English, discourse grammars and English language teaching
  • Chapter 12 Towards a new English as a Foreign Language curriculum for Continental Europe
  • Chapter 13 Language learning and medium of instruction: Understanding contemporary discourses and practices in Swiss schools and classrooms
  • Chapter 14 Can academic writing style be taught?
  • Chapter 15 Linguascaping Switzerland: Language ideologies in tourism
  • Chapter 16 The rules of "Denglish"
  • Part III. Issues on politeness and impoliteness
  • Chapter 17 (Im)politeness in English as Lingua Franca discourse
  • Chapter 18 How to be impolite: Rating offensive strategies
  • Backmatter

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