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ERIC Number: EJ057945
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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Linguistic and Social Bias in "The American Heritage Dictionary"
Wolk, Anthony
College English, 33, 8, 930-5, May 72
There has been little criticism of one feature of the American Heritage Dictionary which brings its entire linguistic practice into question: its highly promoted Usage Panel. (Author)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bias, Dictionaries, Language Standardization, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory, Social Discrimination, Standard Spoken Usage
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Identifiers: American Heritage Dictionary