English Language: Language Change

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Giles (1972)
Accomodation theory
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Freeborn (3 views)
Society has these views about non-standard varieties of english: incorrectness view, ugliness view and impreciseness view.
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Functional Theory
Suggests that language changes according to the needs of society + its users
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Aitchison
Damp spoon (lazy, sloppy), crumbling castle (was perfect and grand, now deteriorating), infectious disease (picked up via social interactions)
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Queen's English Society
V prescriptivist to "preserve" the standard of english (like the Académie française)
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Freeborn (3 views)

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Society has these views about non-standard varieties of english: incorrectness view, ugliness view and impreciseness view.

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Functional Theory

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Aitchison

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Queen's English Society

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