John Honey on standard English pamphlet

Title

John Honey on standard English pamphlet

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:01:44

Description

Interview with John Honey on his pamphlet The Language Trap, which advocates the teaching of Standard English and grammar in schools. Honey cites NUM leader Arthur Scargill, who was encouraged by his father to abandon his Barnsley dialect for speeches to a national audience. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Honey

Keywords

Arthur Scargill; Dialects; Barnsley; Pamphlets; Speech; English language; John Honey; The Language Trap

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