Standard English: The Widening Debate Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Standard English: The Widening Debate Book

Standard English draws together the leading international scholars in the field, who confront the debates surrounding 'Standard English', grammar and correctness head-on.These debates are as intense today as ever and extend far beyond an academic context. Current debates about the teaching of English in the school curriculum and concerns about declining standards of English are placed in a historical, social and international context. Standard English:* explores the definitions of 'Standard English', with particular attention to distinctions between spoken and written English* traces the idea of 'Standard English' from its roots in the late seventeenth century through to the present day.This is an accessible, seminal work which clarifies an increasingly confused topic. It includes contributions from: Ronald Carter, Jenny Cheshire, Tony Crowley, James Milroy, Lesley Milroy and Peter Trudgill.Read More

from£16.00 | RRP: £25.99
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £4.86
  • Blackwell

    Current debates about the teaching of English in the school curriculum and more general concerns about declining standards of English are placed in a historical, social and international context. Standard English traces the notion of 'Standard...

  • Waterstones

    This text examines late-1990s debates about the teaching of English in the school curriculum. It also looks at more general concerns about declining standards of English and places them in an historical, social and international context.

  • 0415191637
  • 9780415191630
  • Tony Bex, Richard J. Watts
  • 18 February 1999
  • Routledge
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 324
  • 1
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.