Amy J. Devitt. Standardizing Written English. Diffusion in the Case of Scotland 1520–165. Cambridge: University Press, 1989. 122 pp. £25.00/$39.50.

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Published online: 1 January 1990

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Amy J. Devitt. Standardizing Written English. Diffusion in the Case of Scotland 1520–165. Cambridge: University Press, 1989. 122 pp. £25.00/$39.50.

Amy J. Devitt. Standardizing Written English. Diffusion in the Case of Scotland 1520–165. Cambridge: University Press, 1989. 122 pp. £25.00/$39.50.