Author Archives: Robin Straaijer

Unknown's avatar

About Robin Straaijer

I am a linguist and EAP trainer, working on English prescriptivism and Standard English. Lover of photography and comedy.

Usage Guide Drive

Help us bridge the unbridgeable! For the project Bridging the Unbridgeable we are compiling a database of English usage guides and this is why we’re inviting you to contribute. Not nearly as many usage guides are available in electronic form … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Prescriptivism in pragmatics?

Prescriptive rules tend to focus on syntactic constructions or on pronunciation, but what about some of the more pragmatic aspects of language? What kind of prescriptions primarily concern themselves with the pragmatics of an utterance, with its extralinguistic or situational context? Should … Continue reading

More Galleries | Tagged , , | Leave a comment