Comment on ‘The policy and policing of language in schools’ by Ian Cushing
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DOI: 10.1017/s0047404520000366
Abstract: Abstract Cushing argues that government policy in the UK is prescriptive and encourages similar policies at school level (as reported in the press), which in turn encourage the ‘policing’ of language by school teachers. I… read more here.
Keywords: policing language; prescriptivism; policy; government ... See more keywords
Do we want more or less variation? The comparative markers als and dan in Dutch prescriptivism since 1900
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DOI: 10.1075/avt.00006.meu
Abstract: Abstract The suppression of optional variability is a cornerstone of English prescriptivism. For Dutch, however, it is unknown whether this concept is equally important. The goal of this paper is to investigate which stance towards… read more here.
Keywords: prescriptivism; variation; als dan; since 1900 ... See more keywords