The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Prescriptivism

Joan C. Beal (Curatore)

Morana Lukač (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025

This Handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the field of linguistic prescriptivism. Mapping the current status quo of the field and marking its two-decade transformation into a serious field of study within linguistics, this volume addresses both the value and the methods of studying prescriptivism. It covers: • Theoretical and methodological approaches – from historical to experimental approaches and including corpus-based methods and attitudes research; • Contexts in which prescriptive efforts can be both observed and studied – including education, technology, the media, language planning and policies, and everyday grassroots practices; • Geographical contexts of prescriptivism – featuring chapters on inner- and outer-circle Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca, as well as prescriptivism in the context of other world languages including minority and endangered languages. With contributions from an international line-up of leading and rising-star scholars in the field, The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Prescriptivism marks the evolution of linguistics as a fully self- aware discipline and will be an indispensable guide for students and researchers in this area.

• Curatore: Joan C. Beal, Morana Lukač
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics
• Anno: 2025
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 490 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 174 mm
• Peso: 970 gr.
• EAN: 9780367557867

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