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Peer reviewedQuattlebaum, Judith A. – Language Quarterly, 1994
Argues that formal English is a prestige dialect containing select constructions so unnatural as to be outside the domain of normal language acquisition. Among these are nominative pronouns used as conjoined subjects. Prestige usage is unavailable for consistent use. While formal education may have some effect on normal usage, that effect is…
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), English, Language Patterns, Language Usage
