"At the Coal-Face of Standardization": Uncovering the Role of Copy Editors in Standardizing the English Language

Though much work has been done on the definition of Standard English and on the standardization process, little attention has been paid to the role of copy editors in that process. Editors comprise a class of craft professionals employed to remove errors from texts and make them more consistent, but...

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Main Author: Owen, Jonathon R.
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2013
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3927
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4926&context=etd