Carol Percy, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Prescriptivism(e) and Patriotism(e): Language Norms and Identities from Nationalism to Globalization
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$18,525
Paradigms and conjugations: grammar and gender in 18th-century Britain
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$49,117
Correlating language and social status in eighteenth-century book reviews
SSHRC · 1997 · Principal investigator
$19,027

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Prescriptivism(e) and Patriotism(e): Language Norms and Identities from Nationalism to Globalization

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Percy, Carol E.

Keywords: French language; English language; language standards; language norms; language variation; language ideology; globalization; nationalism; creole languages; pidgin languages; language policy

$18,525

Paradigms and conjugations: grammar and gender in 18th-century Britain

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Percy, Carol E.

Keywords: 18th-century Britain; English language; English grammar; English grammars; language and culture; sex roles; women's history; publishing history; history of education; authorship; schoolteachers; domestic education

$49,117

Correlating language and social status in eighteenth-century book reviews

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Percy, Carol

Keywords: Sociohistory; literature; 18th-century; language; authorship; periodicals; reviews; stereotypes; marginal

$19,027

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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