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What year was Samuel Johnson's dictionary published?
1755
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What theory did Hockett come up with?
Random fluctuation theory
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Is Robert Lowth prescriptivist or descriptivist?
prescriptivist
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What was Milroy's main argument against the Golden Age?
English was only standardised in 1755
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Who helped contribute to the standardisation of grammar?
Lowth
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Is Lynn Truss prescriptivist or descriptivist?
Prescriptivist
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Who argues against the idea that language change causes confusion?
Trudgill
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When did William Caxton establish the printing press, first initiating standardisation.
1476
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Who links language and thought?
Sapir-Whorf
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