Standard Languages: Spoken and Written

W. Haas

ISBN 10: 0389202916 / ISBN 13: 9780389202912

Published by Manchester University Press, Manchester, 1982

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No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and tiny bump to lower rear corner. There are actually two copies of the dust jacket, one inside the other, one is perfect. the other is near fine. 192pp. A series of essays by distinguished contributors which express the opinion that in the future there will be a powerful trend towards linguistic standardisation across the globe. In the Mont Follick Series. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 8.75 x 5.5 inches.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Standard Languages: Spoken and Written
• Publisher: Manchester University Press, Manchester
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0389202916
• ISBN 13: 9780389202912
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good (+)
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
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Synopsis

In this volume, Dr. Haas brings together studies on the powerful trend toward linguistic standardization, viewing it as an essential feature of the life of a language and of the work of grammarians. J. Vachek examines the distinctive function of written norms and D.J. Allerton considers how the same norm may serve different dialects. The book also includes four studiesóby R.E. Keller, M.W.S. De Silva, T.S. Mitchell and M. Alexiouówhich review present conditions in Switzerland, Ceylon, the Arabic- speaking Middle East and Greece and deal with the problems, linguistic and social, that arise from an imposition of written and spoken standards on divergent vernaculars.