Standards and Norms in the English Language

by Locher, Miriam A.

• ISBN13: 9783110203981
• ISBN10: 3110203987
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-15
• Publisher: Mouton De Gruyter

Summary

This collection is dedicated to the notions of 'norms' and 'standards' in connection with the English language. Its chapters cover topics such as the norms we orient to in social interaction, the benchmark employed in teaching, or the development of English dialects and varieties over time and space and their relation to the standard language. The notions of standards and norms are equally important concepts for historical linguists, sociolinguists with a variationist background, applied linguists, pragmaticians and discourse analysts.

Table of Contents

Bibliography of Richard J. Watts' work
Introduction: Standards and norms	p. 1
English over time and space
Swiss English, German English and American English: In grammatical alliance against traditional British English?	p. 23
Regional variation in English in the new millennium: Looking to the future	p. 47
The role of dialect contact in the formation of Englishes	p. 69
Non-standardisation	p. 85
From 'standard' to 'nonstandard' grammar. New England in the days of Salem Witchcraft and the Civil War	p. 105
The rise of prescriptive grammars on English in the 18th century	p. 127
Lest the situation deteriorates - A study of lest as trigger of the inflectional subjunctive	p. 149
The BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken English or How (not) to construct a 'standard' pronunciation	p. 175
Liverpool to Louisiana in one lyrical line: Style choice in British rock, pop and folk singing	p. 195
English usage in non-native contexts
'Standard' English, discourse grammars and English language teaching	p. 221
Towards a new English as a Foreign Language curriculum for Continental Europe	p. 239
Language learning and medium of instruction: Understanding contemporary discourses and practices in Swiss schools and classrooms	p. 255
Can academic writing style be taught?	p. 281
Linguascaping Switzerland: Language ideologies in tourism	p. 301
The rules of "Denglish"	p. 323
Issues on politeness and impoliteness
(Im)politeness in English as Lingua Franca discourse	p. 351
How to be impolite: Rating offensive strategies	p. 367
Subject index	p. 403
Author index	p. 407
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