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Devitt, Amy Joanne was born on February 14, 1955 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Clayton Francis and Barbara Mary (Cadieux) Devitt.
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Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520-1659
(Professor Devitt offers a new view of the linguistic proc...)
Professor Devitt offers a new view of the linguistic process of standardization, the movement of specific language features towards uniformity. Drawing on theoretical arguments and empirical data, she examines the way in which linguistic conformity develops out of variation, and the textual and social factors that influence this process. After defining and clarifying the general theoretical issues involved, the author takes as a specific case study the standardization of written English in Scotland in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and shows that standardization is a gradual process, that it occurs at significantly different rates and times in different genres, that it encompasses periods of great variation, and that it occurs concurrently with sociopolitical shifts. The interrelationship of linguistic features, genres, and social pressures shape the nature and direction of standardization.
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Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520 1659 STANDARDIZING WRITTEN ENGLISH: DIFFUSION IN THE CASE OF SCOTLAND, 1520 1659 By Devitt, Amy J. ( Author )Nov-23-1989 Hardcover
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Amy Joanne Devitt
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Bachelor, Trinity University, 1977. Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1982.
Career
Assistant Professor of English, U. Tulsa, 1982-1985; assistant Professor of English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1985-1988; associate Professor of English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1988; director freshman & sophmore English, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1994.
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Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520-1659
(Professor Devitt offers a new view of the linguistic proc...)
- Standardizing Written English Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520-1659
- Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520 1659 STANDARDIZING WRITTEN ENGLISH: DIFFUSION IN THE CASE OF SCOTLAND, 1520 1659 By Devitt, Amy J. ( Author )Nov-23-1989 Hardcover
- Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520-1659 by Amy J. Devitt (1989-11-23)
- (Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520-1659 ) Author: Amy J. Devitt Dec-2003
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Standardizing Written English: Diffusion in the Case of Scotland, 1520-1659
Membership
Member American Dialect Society (nominating committee 1991-1993), National Council Teachers English, Modern Language Association, Writing Program Adminstrs, Phi Beta Kappa.
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Married James W. Hartman, August 6, 1991.
