Writing in Nonstandard English.

Writing in Nonstandard English.

This book investigates linguistic variation as a complex continuum of language use from standard to nonstandard. In our view, these notions can only be established through mutual definition, and they cannot exist without the opposite pole. What is considered standard English changes according to the...

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Main Author: Taavitsainen, Irma
Other Authors: Melchers, Gunnel, Pahta, Päivi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2000
Subjects:
Dialect literature, English > History and criticism.
Dialect literature, American > History and criticism.
Language and culture > English-speaking countries.
English language > Variation.
English language > Dialects.
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