Language is power
the story of standard English and its enemies
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Word Count
74,500 words, Guess
Page Count
298 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL490689M
- ISBN-100571190472
- OCLC Control Number37773803
- OCLC Control Numberlanguageispowers0000hone
- Library of Congress Control Number98221699
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- Goodreads1516858
- LibraryThing612987
Classifications
- DDC428
- LCCPE1074.7 .H66 1997
Description
The current liberal orthodoxy throughout the English-speaking world is against imposing Standard English on school students. This study argues that Standard English is not merely one variety among many, but is a much more important and valuable variety than other, non-standard dialects.
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