A2 English Language Change theorists 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageLanguage ChangeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ChloeG1998Created on: 11-06-16 12:35 David Crystal Descriptivist 1 of 20 David Crytal global spread of English Language Chinese could overthrow English 2 of 20 David Crystal understanding words Only the most literate can manipulate language 3 of 20 David Crystal use of abbreviations and initialisms in texting Used in order to not waste characters 4 of 20 Peter Trudgill Descriptivist 5 of 20 Peter Trudgill changes in meaning do not cause confusion Newer versions of the word have become more commonly used than the older word 6 of 20 Jean Aitchison Talks about people's views, not prescriptivist or descriptivist 7 of 20 Aitchison external sociological factors - social needs How fashionable it is to use language and foreign influence 8 of 20 Aitchison internal socioliogical factors - gap between language and technology All language geared towards younger users 9 of 20 Aitchison 3 possibilities of language change Slowly evolving to a more efficient state, language can neither progress or decay, slow decay 10 of 20 Aitchison's crumbling castle metaphor Language should be preserved 11 of 20 Aitchison's damp spoon metaphor Language changes because people are lazy 12 of 20 Aitchison infectious disease metaphor People pick up language changes to fit in with certain social groups 13 of 20 Halliday's functional theory New words occur because we need them - new inventions 14 of 20 James Milroy Descriptivist 15 of 20 James Milroy's argument Never has been a golden age of English language because it is always changing 16 of 20 Leech's politeness stratergies Tact, modesty, agreement 17 of 20 Giles accomadation theory Convergence and divergence 18 of 20 Fairclough degrees of modality Epistemic and deontic 19 of 20 Lakoff Language in women is weaker and men are more direct 20 of 20
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