Guide to Standard American English
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Guide to Standard American English is a reference work on the rules, usage, and conventions of standard American English, authored by linguist Norbert Hornstein.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guide to Standard American English canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7690457 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guide to Standard American English Context triple: [Norbert Hornstein, hasWritten, Guide to Standard American English]
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A.
Social Varieties of American English
Social Varieties of American English is a sociolinguistic work that examines how factors like region, class, ethnicity, and gender shape the diverse forms of English spoken in the United States.
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B.
Grammatical Institute of the English Language
Grammatical Institute of the English Language is Noah Webster’s influential late-18th-century American textbook series that helped standardize American English spelling, grammar, and education.
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C.
Atlas of North American English
The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
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D.
Standard English
Standard English is the widely accepted, codified form of the English language used in formal writing, education, and public communication across English-speaking countries.
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E.
The American Language
The American Language is H. L. Mencken’s influential study of American English, examining its history, vocabulary, and divergence from British usage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guide to Standard American English Target entity description: Guide to Standard American English is a reference work on the rules, usage, and conventions of standard American English, authored by linguist Norbert Hornstein.
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A.
Social Varieties of American English
Social Varieties of American English is a sociolinguistic work that examines how factors like region, class, ethnicity, and gender shape the diverse forms of English spoken in the United States.
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B.
Grammatical Institute of the English Language
Grammatical Institute of the English Language is Noah Webster’s influential late-18th-century American textbook series that helped standardize American English spelling, grammar, and education.
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C.
Atlas of North American English
The Atlas of North American English is a comprehensive linguistic survey that maps and analyzes regional variation in pronunciation and vowel shifts across contemporary North American English.
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D.
Standard English
Standard English is the widely accepted, codified form of the English language used in formal writing, education, and public communication across English-speaking countries.
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E.
The American Language
The American Language is H. L. Mencken’s influential study of American English, examining its history, vocabulary, and divergence from British usage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
reference work
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style guide ⓘ usage guide ⓘ |
| author | Norbert Hornstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
conventions of written American English
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prescriptive grammar guidelines ⓘ punctuation in American English ⓘ rules of Standard American English ⓘ sentence structure in American English ⓘ spelling in American English ⓘ usage norms in American English ⓘ word choice in American English ⓘ |
| field |
English language studies
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linguistics ⓘ |
| focusesOnVariant | Standard American English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
linguistics literature
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reference book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | standard language ideology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
editors
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students of English ⓘ teachers of English ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| isAbout |
correctness in language use
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norms of formal American English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English grammar
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English usage ⓘ Standard American English NERFINISHED ⓘ language conventions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guide to Standard American English Description of subject: Guide to Standard American English is a reference work on the rules, usage, and conventions of standard American English, authored by linguist Norbert Hornstein.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.