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Out now – another very interesting book on prescriptivism

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Ingrid Tieken

Congratulations, editors Nuria Yañez-Bouza, María Esther Rodríguez-Gil and Javier Pérez-Guerra! You did a great job editing and publishing the proceedings of the 6th Prescriptivism conference held at Vigo in 2021. The book can now be ordered from Multilingual Matters, on … Continue reading →

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Singular ‘they’ in Dutch?

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Ingrid Tieken

“Will everyone put down their phone?” is quite common in English today. It has been around as a construction since at least the 14th century, developed into quite a controversial feature in the language, but as our Usage poll #10 … Continue reading →

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Soon coming out

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Ingrid Tieken

New Horizons in Prescriptivism Research, edited by Nuria Yáñez‐Bouza, María E. Rodríguez‐Gil and Javier Pérez‐Guerra, will by published by Multilingual Matters in the Spring. Congratulations, editors! Looking forward to seeing the book in print soon! Further details here.

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7th Prescriptivism conference

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Ingrid Tieken

The seventh edition of this wonderful conference series will take place from 26 to 28 June 2024 in Aix en Provence, in France. Plenary speakers will be Ian Cushing (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), Jane Hodson (University of Sheffield, UK) and … Continue reading →

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The Routledge prescriptivism handbook

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Ingrid Tieken

My copy has arrived, and I’m immensely pleased to be holding it in my hands at last! Some figures: 1 book 3 editors, 2 members of the editorial board 3 parts, 26 papers plus 1 introduction and 1 afterword 45 … Continue reading →

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Soon to appear

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Ingrid Tieken

You can pre-order now! Congratulations, Joan, Morana, Robin! Looking forward to reading it.

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Great news from the publisher

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Ingrid Tieken

Routledge has just let me know that Describing Prescriptivism: Usage Guides and Usage Problems in British and American English has come out in paperback. Much cheaper than the hardback!

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The Oxford comma in the news

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Ingrid Tieken

Are you for or against the Oxford comma? No choice when publishing with OUP of course, as even Thérèse Coffey would discover. And I doubt if people would be against adding a comma where a lack of one would lead … Continue reading →

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Coming up soon

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Ingrid Tieken

For those wishing to attend, here is the zoomlink: https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/66210477258?pwd=R0ZOc1RNTXcvUkxuYUVsNXlCSWFiZz09.

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A new usage guide! Buy one, get one free

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Ingrid Tieken

Harry Ritchie, the author of the amazing and important book English for the Natives (2013), has just published two new books, e-books this time. They’re called The Secret Passwords of Middle-Class Grammar and The Real Rules – A Quick Guide. … Continue reading →

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