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Standards and norms in the English language /

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
Otros Autores: Locher, Miriam A., 1972-, Strässler, Jürg
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2008.
Colección:Contributions to the sociology of language ; 95.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 the norms we orient to in social interaction, the benchmark employed in teaching, or the development of English dialects and varieties over time and space and their relation to the standard language. The collection is organized into three parts, each of which covers an important research field for the study of norms and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 412 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xvii) and indexes.
ISBN:9783110206982
3110206986
3110203987
9783110203981
1282196715
9781282196711
9786612196713
6612196718
ISSN:1861-0676