The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Prescriptivism

Joan C. Beal, Morana Lukač, Robin Straaijer

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30 July 2025

Sociolinguistics; Grammar & vocabulary

Series: Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics

This Handbook provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the field of linguistic prescriptivism. Mapping the current status quo of the field and marking its two-decade transformation into a serious field of study within linguistics, this volume addresses both the value and the methods of studying prescriptivism. It covers:

• Theoretical and methodological approaches – from historical to experimental approaches and including corpus-based methods and attitudes research;

• Contexts in which prescriptive efforts can be both observed and studied – including education, technology, the media, language planning and policies, and everyday grassroots practices;

• Geographical contexts of prescriptivism – featuring chapters on inner- and outer-circle Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca, as well as prescriptivism in the context of other world languages including minority and endangered languages.

With contributions from an international line-up of leading and rising-star scholars in the field, The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Prescriptivism marks the evolution of linguistics as a fully self- aware discipline and will be an indispensable guide for students and researchers in this area.

Edited by: Joan C. Beal, Morana Lukač, Robin Straaijer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9780367557867
ISBN 10: 036755786X
Series: Routledge Handbooks in Linguistics
Pages: 490
Publication Date: 30 July 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Joan C. Beal is Emeritus Professor of English Language at the University of Sheffield, UK. Morana Lukač is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in sociolinguistics at the University of Rostock, Germany. Robin Straaijer is an independent researcher of English language in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.