Jean Aitchison's Metaphors How well do YOU know Aitchison's metaphors? Hm? Eh? Hm? 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageLanguage variation and discoursesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Caitriona DohertyCreated on: 28-03-14 10:34 Implies that language change happens due to laziness in its use. damp spoon 1 of 6 Extra point: what did Aitchison say the only truly 'lazy' speech was? drunken speech 2 of 6 Implies that Standard English must be preserved at any cost. crumbling castle 3 of 6 Extra point: the main flaw to this is that there was no time in history when the English language was... perfect 4 of 6 Implies that speakers of non-Standard English are 'infecting' others with an inferior form. infectious disease 5 of 6 Extra point: Aitchison points out that people only adopt new words if there is a _ for them. need 6 of 6
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