Jean Aitchison Language Change Over Time
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- Jean Aitchison
- The Three Metaphors
- Infectious Disease Syndrome Theory
- This theory states that 'bad’ or ‘poor’ language spreads like a disease through a population. Changes catch on in social groups and move fast
- Aitchison suggests that taking after the behaviours of those surrounding us is normal behaviour.
- Why do people make these changes to their language?
- To fit into social groups.
- They adapt their language to that of their role model or someone they admire.
- Why do people make these changes to their language?
- Infectious Disease Syndrome Theory
- Context
- Born July 3rd 1938
- Professor of Language and commun-ication in the Faculty of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford.
- Jean simply believes that language naturally decays and erodes over time. The three metaphors here are three theories which Jean disagrees with.
- Reasons for Language Change
- Fashion
- Foreign Influence
- Media
- “…implies that the language of English was gradually and lovingly assembled until it reached a point of maximum splendour at some unspecified time in the past. Yet no year can be found when language achieved some peak of perfection, like a vintage wine.”
- The Three Metaphors
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