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Prescriptivism and descriptivism - beyond the caricatures

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2013 (Volume) 59
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Language
Page 9-11
Authors Clayton, Dan
Contents

Dan Clayton goes beyond a simplistic division between sticklers and progressives. He shows that wanting to control language isn't confined to one side - it's the aspects of language that they choose to focus on that differs.

Keywords
English language     Gobbledygook     Jargon     Plain English     Political correctness     Presentation     Punctuation     Rules