Attitudes towards Langauge Study
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2. Descriptivism
- interested in how and why people use langauge. concerned with varities of english without making judgements. less likely to be critical of change
- making judgements about the quality/standard of someones language. advocates use of standard english over any other form. critical of langauge change assumes langauge is declining.
3. Aitchinsons infectious disease assumption
- language is constantly changing to reflect change in society/language is in the hands of the people
- we catch langauge change as peer groups are influential but we are conscience of our own choices
- change to due to laziness and slopiness. lack of manners
4. Aitchinsons Damp Spoon Syndrome
- we catch langauge change as peer groups are influential but we are conscience of our own choices
- change due to laziness & slopiness. lack of manners
- language is constantly changing to reflect change in society/language is in the hands of the people
5. Prescriptivism
- making judgements about the quality/standard of someones language. advocates use of standard english over any other form. critical of langauge change assumes langauge is declining.
- interested in how and why people use langauge. concerned with varities of english without making judgements. less likely to be critical of change
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