21. Social Variation

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386	Extracts from A.S.C. Ross's article on U and Non-U.
388	Further background on the prescriptive/descriptive issue, from Steven Pinker.
390	UN website on women's human rights and gender equality.
393	A report on the new pronouns at Kansas University Library.
395	Link to paper on liturgical English by David Crystal: A liturgical language in a linguistic perspective.
395	Link to paper on liturgical English by David Crystal: A liturgical language in a sociolinguistic perspective.
396	An example of a scientific English style guide.
398	Further examples of legal expressions.
401	Website of the Plain English Campaign, UK.
401	The US government's plain language website.
401	Website of the Plain English Foundation, Australia.
402	Historical examples of the 'rule of three' in politics.
404	Further information about US presidential fluency.
404	Article on politicians' use of pronouns.
404	Examples of end-weight in speeches.
405	Inter-pausal units in speeches.
406	Further information about broadsheet newspapers.
408	The BBC news style guide.
410	Article giving stylistic advice on how to write news copy.
412	A transcription of a cricket match commentary.
414	Copywriting guidelines for print advertisements.
416	Further information about Seaspeak.
416	Article by Edward Johnson on PoliceSpeak.
418	Further information about Teefax.