Exam technique- Discourses Flashcards
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Aitchison’s proposed language fallacies
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Crumbling Castle
Damp Spoon
Infectious Disease
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Crumbling Castle fallacy
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Language used to be refined but is being ruined
3
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Damp Spoon fallacy
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Bad English sticks to people who are lazy and passive
4
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Infectious Disease fallacy
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Bad English is like a disease which spreads from person to person
5
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Prescriptivism
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Approaches to language that set out rules for what is ‘good’ or ‘correct’
6
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Descriptivism
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Evidence-based approach to language that describes objectively how language is being used
7
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Discourses
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A commonly held point of view or stance on an ongoing discussion
8
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Common discourse examples
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Decay
Purity
Conflict
Disease
Evolution
