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Standard English and the Politics of Language
Tony Crowley
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Description for Standard English and the Politics of Language
Paperback. The status of "standard English" has featured in linguistic, educational and cultural debates over decades. This volume ranges from the 1830s to Conservative education policies in the 1990s and on to the implications of the National Curriculum for English language teaching in schools. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFB; CFC; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
The status of 'Standard English' has featured in linguistic, educational and cultural debates over decades. This second edition of Tony Crowley's wide-ranging historical analysis and lucid account of the complex and sometimes polarised arguments driving the debate brings us up to date, and ranges from the 1830s to Conservative education policies in the 1990s and on to the implications of the National Curriculum for English language teaching in schools. Students and researchers in literacy, the history of English language, cultural theory, and English language education will find this treatment comprehensive, carefully researched and lively reading.
The status of 'Standard English' has featured in linguistic, educational and cultural debates over decades. This second edition of Tony Crowley's wide-ranging historical analysis and lucid account of the complex and sometimes polarised arguments driving the debate brings us up to date, and ranges from the 1830s to Conservative education policies in the 1990s and on to the implications of the National Curriculum for English language teaching in schools. Students and researchers in literacy, the history of English language, cultural theory, and English language education will find this treatment comprehensive, carefully researched and lively reading.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333990360
SKU
V9780333990360
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99-15
About Tony Crowley
TONY CROWLEY was born and grew up in Liverpool. He has taught at the Universities of Oxford, Southampton, Rutgers, Barcelona and San Diego. He is currently Professor of English at the University of Manchester. His publications include Proper English?, Language in History and The Politics of Language in Northern Ireland.
Reviews for Standard English and the Politics of Language
Review of previous edition: '...a great work of demythologisation, which puts the concept of standard English in its proper historical perspective...a book which every teacher of English in the country should read.' Professor Roy Harris, University of Oxford Review of this edition: 'Crowley demythologizes 'standard English' as a marker of uniformity, neutrality, ... Read more