Language Discourses (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Language discourses
Language discourses
Debates, attitudes, beliefs & arguments about language use
Prescriptivist view of language
Prescriptivist view of language
Rule-based; English should follow established rules & conventions
Descriptivist view of language
Descriptivist view of language
Scientific approach; observes how people actually use language
How prescriptivists view language change
How prescriptivists view language change
As deterioration or decay, not natural evolution
How descriptivists view language change
How descriptivists view language change
As natural & inevitable process, neither good nor bad
Milroy's theory on Standard English
Milroy's theory on Standard English
Functions as ideology, not linguistic reality; prestige is social
Cameron's 'verbal hygiene' concept
Cameron's 'verbal hygiene' concept
How people control language to enforce social norms
Aitchison's 3 metaphors for language change
Aitchison's 3 metaphors for language change
Crumbling castle, damp spoon, infectious disease
Crystal's view on technology & language
Crystal's view on technology & language
Digital communication expands & enriches language, not damages it
Trudgill's view on non-standard dialects
Trudgill's view on non-standard dialects
Rule-governed & logical systems, not random errors