Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520–1659 - Rilegato

Devitt, Amy J.

 
9780521364461: Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520–1659

Sinossi

This book offers a new view of the linguistic process of standardization, the movement of specific language features towards uniformity.

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"This is a thorough and rigorous study, marked by a painstaking exposition of data....[Devitt's] solid investigation deserves the attention of language historians and sociolinguists alike." Language

Descrizione del libro

This book offers a new view of the linguistic process of standardization, the movement of specific language features towards uniformity. Drawing on theoretical arguments and empirical data, it examines the way in which linguistic conformity develops out of variation, and the textual and social factors which influence this process.

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9780521024044: Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520-1659

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521024048 ISBN 13:  9780521024044
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008
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