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Peer reviewedKahane, Henry; Kahane, Renee – TESOL Quarterly, 1977
This paper traces the history of changing attitudes toward American English. Two approaches to language policy have always been present, the conservative one, which considers British English the only acceptable standard, and the liberal, which favors American English. (CFM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Diachronic Linguistics, English, Language Attitudes
