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Language prescriptivism : attitudes to usage vs. actual language use in American English
This thesis explores the influence of prescriptivism on language use in American English. It does so by studying the relationship between language advice literature, patterns of language use, and speakers’ attitudes. The thesis shows that the genre of usage guides, routinely associated with prescriptivism, is undergoing change to reflect processes of change in progress in American English. Furthermore, prescriptivism and language use are shown to mutually influence each other.
- All authors
- Kostadinova, V.
- Supervisor
- Tieken-Boon van Ostade, I.; Curzan, A.
- Committee
- Hannay, M.; Hickey, R.; Mous, M.; Smakman, D.; Terkourafi, M.
- Qualification
- Doctor (dr.)
- Awarding Institution
- Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) , Faculty of Humanities , Leiden University
- Date
- 2018-12-18
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- NWO