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Publication details [#39907]

Myhill, John. 2004. Why has Black English not been standardized? A cross-cultural dialogue on prescriptivism. Language Sciences 26 (1) : 27–56.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

crosscultural communication | language variety | prescribing | standardization

Language as a subject

English, Black

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

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Annotation

This study contrasts completely opposing perspectives on linguistic prescriptivism in American and Israeli societies, by applying them to the discussion of the status of Black English in the United States.