Language Prescription: Values, Ideologies and Identity

ISBN-13: 9781788928373 Publisher: Channel View Publications Publication date: 09/21/2020 Series: Multilingual Matters , #170 Pages: 320 Product dimensions: 6.15(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.85(d) This book is a detailed examination of social connections to language evaluation with a specific focus on the values associated with both prescriptivism and descriptivism. The chapters, written by authors from many different linguistic and national backgrounds, use a variety of approaches and methods to discuss values in linguistic prescriptivism. In particular, the chapters break down the traditional binary approaches that characterize prescriptive discourse to create a view of the complex phenomena associated with prescriptivism and the values of those who practice it. Most importantly, this volume continues serious academic conversations about prescriptivism and lays the foundation for continued exploration.