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Author: James Milroy (Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Sheffield, UK) ,
Lesley Milroy (Professor Emerita, University of Michigan, USA and Fellow of the Faculty of Linguistics and Philology, University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9780415696821
ISBN 10: 0415696828
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 24 February 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'The Milroys' Authority in Language is the most significant textual milestone in researching the ideological construction of Standard English. An absolute must for both historical linguists and sociolinguists.' Richard J. Watts, Emeritus Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland 'No book on the market does a better job of explaining the issues surrounding standardization and linguistic authority in a way which is both scholarly and accessible to students.' Deborah Cameron, University of Oxford, UK
'The Milroys' Authority in Language is the most significant textual milestone in researching the ideological construction of Standard English. An absolute must for both historical linguists and sociolinguists.' Richard J. Watts, Emeritus Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland 'No book on the market does a better job of explaining the issues surrounding standardization and linguistic authority in a way which is both scholarly and accessible to students.' Deborah Cameron, University of Oxford, UK
'The Milroys' Authority in Language is the most significant textual milestone in researching the ideological construction of Standard English. An absolute must for both historical linguists and sociolinguists.' Richard J. Watts, Emeritus Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland 'No book on the market does a better job of explaining the issues surrounding standardization and linguistic authority in a way which is both scholarly and accessible to students.' Deborah Cameron, University of Oxford, UK
‘The Milroys’ Authority in Language is the most significant textual milestone in researching the ideological construction of Standard English. An absolute must for both historical linguists and sociolinguists.’ Richard J. Watts, Emeritus Professor, University of Bern, Switzerland ‘No book on the market does a better job of explaining the issues surrounding standardization and linguistic authority in a way which is both scholarly and accessible to students.’ Deborah Cameron, University of Oxford, UK
Author Information
James Milroy is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, University of Sheffield, and Fellow of the Faculty of Linguistics and Philology, University of Oxford. He is author of Language Variation and Change. Lesley Milroy is currently Professor Emerita, University of Michigan and a Fellow of the Faculty of Linguistics and Philology, University of Oxford. She is co-author of Sociolinguistics: Method and Interpretation.
