Standard English: The Widening Debate
- ISBN-10
- 0415191637
- ISBN-13
- 9780415191630
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Authors
- Richard J. Watts, Tony Bex
Description
The controversy surrounding the definition of Standard English and the notion of what is correct and incorrect is the central issue debated in this volume by a cast of leading international scholars.
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