{"product_id":"authority-in-language","title":"Authority in Language","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthority in Languageexplores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language.James and Lesley Milroy cover the long-running debate over the teaching of Standard English in Britain and compare the language ideologies in Britain and the USA, involving a discussion of the English-Only movement and the Ebonics controversy. They consider the historical process of standardisation and its social consequences, in particular discrimination against low-status and ethnic minority groups on the basis of their language traits.This Routledge Linguistics Classicis here reissued with a new foreword and a new afterword in which the authors broaden their earlier concept of language ideology.Authority in Languageis indispensable reading for educationalists, teachers and linguists and a long-standing text for courses in sociolinguistics, modern English grammar, history of English and language ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44556040274158,"sku":"9780415696821","price":214.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415696821.jpg?v=1703537847","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/authority-in-language","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}