Language Change

Question 1

Chens s curve model

Answer 1

1- change is made
2-more people use it, limited to geographical location
3-more people know it- media publicity
4- change is maxed- not 100%- older people resist

Question 2

Baileys wave model

Answer 2

• Closer to drop of water stronger the ripple
• closer to geographical location more likely to pick up change
• MLE spread quickly through London but took time to diffuse

Question 3

CHALLENGE (Trudgill)

Answer 3

changes come from big cities to big towns and then to smaller towns
- Yorkshire use archaic ‘thee’ and ‘thou’ still in use for ‘you’

Question 4

substratum model

Answer 4

• changes are made through interactions with other languages and variations of english
• E.g. British English ‘Like’- intensifier- increased due to american shows

things which help change- The media- invasion- immigration-exploration

Question 5

Halliday Functional theory

Answer 5

• lexical gaps need to be filled e.g. laptop