The Politics of Prescriptivism: One Style Manual, One Century

IF 1 4区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

American Speech Pub Date : 2023-10-18 DOI:10.1215/00031283-10867229

Kristin VanEyk, Anne Curzan

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Abstract

This article analyzes the changing prescriptive aims of the New York Times style guides from 1923-2015. While the editors of the style guides are not always explicit about the political pressures that result in changes from one edition to the next, the development of the entries throughout the 20th and 21st centuries demonstrates the power of standard language ideology at work. By tracing the changing prescriptions over the decades, this study highlights the complicated but important nature of the politics of prescriptivism.

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规范主义的政治:一个风格手册，一个世纪

本文分析了1923年至2015年间《纽约时报》风格指南不断变化的规范目标。虽然风格指南的编辑并不总是明确指出导致版本之间变化的政治压力，但20世纪和21世纪条目的发展表明了标准语言意识形态的力量。通过追踪几十年来不断变化的处方，本研究突出了处方主义政治的复杂但重要的本质。

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American Speech Multiple-

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期刊介绍： American Speech has been one of the foremost publications in its field since its founding in 1925. The journal is concerned principally with the English language in the Western Hemisphere, although articles dealing with English in other parts of the world, the influence of other languages by or on English, and linguistic theory are also published. The journal is not committed to any particular theoretical framework, and issues often contain contributions that appeal to a readership wider than the linguistic studies community. Regular features include a book review section and a “Miscellany” section devoted to brief essays and notes.