Describing prescriptivism usage guides and usage problems in British and American English / Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade.
| Author/creator | Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, [2019] |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The origin of the usage guide -- 3. The usage guide and the HUGE database -- 4. The writers and the publishers -- 5. Usage problems: Pet linguistic peeves -- 6. The language of prescriptivism -- 7. Public awareness of prescriptivism -- 8. The end of prescriptivism? -- Appendix 1. Feedback on a blogpost (January 2015) -- Appendix 2. Usage problems in the HUGE database -- Appendix 3. Usage guide writers interviewed -- Appendix 4. Usage guide writers' credentials -- Appendix 5. The metalinguistic categories from Sundby et al. (1991) -- References -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019017175 |
| ISBN | 9780367207182 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780429263088 (e-book) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |