Standard English and the Politics of Language

The status of 'Standard English' has featured in linguistic, educational and cultural debates over decades. This second edition of Tony Crowley's wide-ranging historical analysis and lucid account of the complex and sometimes polarised arguments driving the debate brings us up to date, and ranges from the 1830s to Conservative education policies in the 1990s and on to the implications of the National Curriculum for English language teaching in schools. Students and researchers in literacy, the history of English language, cultural theory, and English language education will find this treatment comprehensive, carefully researched and lively reading.

Author: T. Crowley
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 06/24/2003
Pages: 292
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 8.86h x 5.60w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780333990353

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2004 pg. 1072

About the Author
TONY CROWLEY was born and grew up in Liverpool. He has taught at the Universities of Oxford, Southampton, Rutgers, Barcelona and San Diego. He is currently Professor of English at the University of Manchester. His publications include Proper English?, Language in History and The Politics of Language in Northern Ireland.