The theme of this collection is a discussion of the notions of 'norms' and 'standards', which are studied from various different angles, but always in relation

'Native speakers' and 'native users' are playing the same game, sharing, as they do, the model of the Standard Language.

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The first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes' with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed.

This path-breaking study of the standardisation of English goes well beyond the traditional prescriptivism versus descriptivism debate. It argues that the way n