Essays about: "stigmatised language"

Found 1 essay containing the words stigmatised language.

  1. 1. From Abominable to Zealous

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Måns Jonsson; [2014-10-13]
    Keywords : Usage guides; stigmatised language; diachronic change; prescriptivism; descriptivism; linguistic prestige;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine the views on linguistic phenomena which have been criticised during the past century. The material used is six British usage guides published between 1906 and 2010 in which five controversial points of usage are selected for study. READ MORE