English as Language: Backgrounds, Development, UsageCharlton Laird, Robert M. Gorrell Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961 - 279 Seiten |
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... usage . Support or refute his statements on the basis of the selections you have read . 5. Consider the questions raised in Section III concerning sixteenth - century pronouncements and practices in such subjects as spelling ...
... usage . Support or refute his statements on the basis of the selections you have read . 5. Consider the questions raised in Section III concerning sixteenth - century pronouncements and practices in such subjects as spelling ...
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... usage depends upon use , but how much ? How soon ? How ? We do not as yet know with any accuracy how we talk or who talks that way . We know that one speaker uses the language differently than does another speaker . We know that the ...
... usage depends upon use , but how much ? How soon ? How ? We do not as yet know with any accuracy how we talk or who talks that way . We know that one speaker uses the language differently than does another speaker . We know that the ...
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... usage to be . Four levels of acceptability were indicated : " literary English , " " standard , cultivated , col- loquial English , " " trade or technical English , ” and “ naif , popular , or uncul- tivated English . " The findings of ...
... usage to be . Four levels of acceptability were indicated : " literary English , " " standard , cultivated , col- loquial English , " " trade or technical English , ” and “ naif , popular , or uncul- tivated English . " The findings of ...
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A LANGUAGE MISCELLANY | 1 |
Subjects for Discussion | 6 |
LANGUAGE AS IT WORKS | 7 |
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