James Milroy: 3 books
Authority in Language
Investigating Standard English
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Authority in Language explores the perennially topical and controversial notion of correct and incorrect language.
James and Lesley Milroy cover the long-running debate over the teaching of Standard English in Britain and compare the language ideologies in Britain and the USA, involving a discussion...
Real English
The Grammar of English Dialects in the British Isles
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
While it is accepted that the pronunciation of English shows wide regional differences, there is a marked tendency to under-estimate the extent of the variation in grammar that exists within the British Isles today. In addressing this problem, Real English brings together the work of a number of experts...
He Kupu Tuku Iho
Ko te Reo Maori te Tatau ki te Ao
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Sir Timoti Karetu and Dr Wharehuia Milroy are widely recognised as two of New Zealand's leading teachers and scholars of Maori language and culture. They both taught at The University of Waikato from the 1970s and pursued an innovative approach by teaching language courses in te reo Maori, with tikanga...