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The Workings of Language: From Prescriptions to Perspectives

Rebecca Wheeler
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Description:The essays in this book help to make sense of the workings of language in our everyday world on the personal, local, national, and international levels. The authors are all linguists, seeking to help readers free themselves of language prejudices, thus opening the way to better informed views on the function of language in society, a more balanced treatment in schools, and more linguistically-sound public policies.--Defusing chicken-little prognostications about English, this volume suggests that dark claims about language are not to be taken at face value. Instead, these claims function as a signal: time to step back. Offering just such a time-out, eminent linguists explore the fuller picture underlying language in our society, examining prescriptivism, Black English, Ozark English, American Sign Language, English-Only, and Endangered Languages.--After helping stomp out such linguistic fires, the linguists showcase the potent workings of language: world englishes, language and politics, media, prejudice, creativity, gender, and humor, thus opening the way to better informed views on the function of language in schools, and more linguistically-sound public policies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Workings of Language: From Prescriptions to Perspectives. To get started finding The Workings of Language: From Prescriptions to Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
265
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Praeger
Release
2014
ISBN
0313391149

The Workings of Language: From Prescriptions to Perspectives

Rebecca Wheeler
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: The essays in this book help to make sense of the workings of language in our everyday world on the personal, local, national, and international levels. The authors are all linguists, seeking to help readers free themselves of language prejudices, thus opening the way to better informed views on the function of language in society, a more balanced treatment in schools, and more linguistically-sound public policies.--Defusing chicken-little prognostications about English, this volume suggests that dark claims about language are not to be taken at face value. Instead, these claims function as a signal: time to step back. Offering just such a time-out, eminent linguists explore the fuller picture underlying language in our society, examining prescriptivism, Black English, Ozark English, American Sign Language, English-Only, and Endangered Languages.--After helping stomp out such linguistic fires, the linguists showcase the potent workings of language: world englishes, language and politics, media, prejudice, creativity, gender, and humor, thus opening the way to better informed views on the function of language in schools, and more linguistically-sound public policies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Workings of Language: From Prescriptions to Perspectives. To get started finding The Workings of Language: From Prescriptions to Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
265
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Praeger
Release
2014
ISBN
0313391149

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