Standard English and the Politics of Language

Crowley, T.

The status of 'Standard English' has featured in linguistic, educational and cultural debates over decades. This second edition of Tony Crowley's wide-ranging historical analysis and lucid account of the complex and sometimes polarised arguments driving the debate brings us up to date, and ranges from the 1830s to Conservative education policies in the 1990s and on to the implications of the National Curriculum for English language teaching in schools. Students and researchers in literacy, the history of English language, cultural theory, and English language education will find this treatment comprehensive, carefully researched and lively reading.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-06-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333990353

DOI: 10.1057/9780230501935

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 292