This book contextualises case studies across a wide variety of languages and cultures, crystallising key interrelationships between linguistic standardisation a

This book is a detailed examination of social connections to language evaluation with a specific focus on the values associated with both prescriptivism and des

This influential and widely used book has been extensively revised and includes a new chapter on linguistic discrimination on the basis of class, race and ethni

Leading researchers shed new light on the history of the standardisation of English.

This book is a detailed examination of social connections to language evaluation with a specific focus on the values associated with both prescriptivism and des