Most of us have firm convictions about our language, as to what constitutes proper use and what is unacceptable abuse. As children we are taught a great deal about good and bad grammar, correct pronunciation and spelling, and the proper use of words. As adults we constantly enco…
Most of us have firm convictions about our language, as to what constitutes proper use and what is unacceptable abuse. As children we are taught a great deal about good and bad grammar, correct pronunciation and spelling, and the proper use of words. As adults we constantly enco…
Native and foreign speakers, mother tongues and national languages have jostled for distinction throughout the modern period. The fight for global dominance between the English and Chinese languages opens into historical battles over the control of the medium through standardiza…
Mit dem Referenzrahmen für Plurale Ansätze zu Sprachen und Kulturen im Fremdsprachenunterricht (REPA) liegt ein Instrument vor, das für die Unterrichtskonzeption und Unterrichtsplanung wichtige Hilfestellungen bietet. Im Unterschied zu anderen europäischen Ländern wurde der REPA…
"This path-breaking study of the standardisation of English goes well beyond the traditional prescriptivism versus descriptivism debate. It argues that the way norms are established and enforced is the result of a complex network of social factors and cannot be explained simply …
