21.5067, Books: Sociolinguistics: Ghomeshi

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Date: 10-Dec-2010
From: Rick Wood [info at arbeiterring.com]
Subject: Grammar Matters: Ghomeshi
 

	
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Title: Grammar Matters 
Subtitle: The Social Significance of How We Use Language 
Series Title: Semaphore Series  

Publication Year: 2010 
Publisher: Arbeiter Ring Publishing (ARP)
	   http://www.arbeiterring.com
	

Book URL: http://arbeiterring.com/books/detail/grammar-matters/ 


Author: Jila Ghomeshi

Paperback: ISBN: 1894037448 9781894037440 Pages: 104 Price: Canada $ 12.95


Abstract:

It is hard to find someone who doesn't have a pet peeve about language. The
act of bemoaning the decline of language has become something of a cottage
industry. High profile, self-appointed language police worry that new forms
of popular media are contributing to sloppiness, imprecision, and a general
disregard for the rules of grammar and speech. Within linguistics the term
"prescriptivism" is used to refer to the judgments that people make about
language based on the idea that some forms and uses of language are correct
and others incorrect. This book argues that prescriptivism is unfounded at
its very core, and explores why it is, nevertheless, such a popular
position. In doing so it addresses the politics of language: what
prescriptivist positions about language use reveal about power, authority,
and various social prejudices. 



Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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