Authority in Language: Investigating Language Standardisation and Prescription

by James Milroy and Lesley Milroy

Book Overview

The authors emphasize the variation that exists in the use of spoken English and the implications of this variation, arguing that language ability could be more accurately assessed with attention to speakers' total communicative competence. This new edition of the book has been revised to include recent developments in the field. It emphasizes the increasing interest in English language teaching leading to the recommendations of the Kingman and Cox reports and the National Curriculum.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415065755
• ISBN13: 9780415065757
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.