The role of prescriptivism in American linguistics, 1820-1970
Glendon F. Drake.
Bok Engelsk 1977 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : : J. Benjamins, , 1977.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (140 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - THE ROLE OF PRESCRIPTIVISMIN AMERICAN LINGUISTICS1820-1970; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; PREFACE; Table of contents; 1.0 INTRODUCTION; 2.0 THE CHALLENGE TO PRESCRIPTIVISM: 1820-1851; 3.0 THE REVIVAL OF PRESCRIPTIVISM: 1851-1875; 4.0 THE PERSISTENCE OF THE PRESCRIPTIVE NOTION: THE 20TH CENTURY; 5.0 THE DICTIONARY WAR; 6.0 BLACK ENGLlSH AND ThE AMERICAN DREAM; 7.0 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX. - The phenomenon of absolutist, prescriptive correctness is persistent and pervasive in the linguistic through of educated and intelligent citizens of the United States. This volume is not only and attempt to gain some understanding of the source, nature, and operation of the prescriptive attitude, but also to examine it in the light of what Einar Haugen (1972) has called the 'ecology of language', that is, the relationship between language attitudes and other social and cultural behavior.
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| ISBN | 9027208913. - 9027209545
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