INSCRIBED BY JILA GHOMESHI on title page; As new; Within linguistics the term "prescriptivism" is used to refer to the judgments that people make about language based on the idea that some forms and uses of language are correct and others incorrect. This book argues that prescriptivism is unfounded at its very core, and explores why it is, nevertheless, such a popular position. In doing so it addresses the politics of language what prescriptivist positions about language use reveal about power, authority, and various social prejudices.

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Title: Grammar Matters: The Social Significance of How We Use Language
Publisher: Arbeiter Ring Pub, Winnipeg, MB
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1894037448
ISBN 13: 9781894037440
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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It is hard to find someone who doesn't have a pet peeve about language. The act of bemoaning the decline of language has become something of a cottage industry. High-pofile, self-appointed language police worry that new forms of popular media are contributing to the sloppiness, imprecision and general disregard for the rules of grammar and speech. Within linguistics, the term *prescriptivism* is used to refer to the judgements that people make about language, based on the idea of correct and incorrect forms and uses of language. This book argues that prescriptivism is unfounded at its very core, and explores why it is, nevertheless, such a popular position. In doing so it addresses thepolitics of language: what the positions taken in public engagement with language reveal about our uses of power, authority and various social prejudices.

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Jila Ghomeshi is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba.

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