Reformed Prescriptivism: Dictionaries Of Usage

Dictionaries of usage, though popular with the general public in English-speaking countries, often meet with modest acclaim in academic linguistics. The paper reviews standard-setting policies employed by dictionaries of usage over time and explores recent changes in the concept of the standard of...

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Published in:	Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture
Main Author:	Jeļena Dorošenko
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Latvia Press 2011-11-01
Subjects:	prescriptivism standard of usage dictionaries of usage levels of usage appropriateness
Online Access:	https://journal.lu.lv/bjellc/article/view/300

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