The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Prescriptivism

Book Overview

This Handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the field of linguistic prescriptivism. Mapping the current status quo of the field and marking its two-decade transformation into a serious field of study within linguistics, this volume addresses both the value and the methods of studying prescriptivism. It covers:

- Theoretical and methodological approaches - from historical to experimental approaches and including corpus-based methods and attitudes research;

- Contexts in which prescriptive efforts can be both observed and studied - including education, technology, the media, language planning and policies, and everyday grassroots practices;

- Geographical contexts of prescriptivism - featuring chapters on inner- and outer-circle Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca, as well as prescriptivism in the context of other world languages including minority and endangered languages.

With contributions from an international line-up of leading and rising-star scholars in the field, The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Prescriptivism marks the evolution of linguistics as a fully self- aware discipline and will be an indispensable guide for students and researchers in this area.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BYGYLBPZ
• ISBN13: 9780367557867
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.7"