Language change theorists 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage changeA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Ellierose1999Created on: 03-05-17 10:16 Milroy Argued no golden age and that learning language by rote is not best way to learn. 1 of 5 Aitchison 3 Metaphors- damp spoon, infectious disease, crumbling castle. Sociolinguistics- how fashionable, psycholinguistics- language aimed at younger users. 2 of 5 Crystal Descriptivist. Langauge a global thing and understand before able to abbreviate. 3 of 5 Trudgill Descriptivist. Langauge change adds no more confusion and people use new words more. 4 of 5 Prescriptivism Language devolved as a result of technology. 5 of 5
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