Language change Flashcards
refers to a phenomenon suggesting that no matter how much we want to try to keep or present the language from evolving it will kerp doing so
Language change
is like any living organism, born, mature,dies
Language is like a living organism
different transformations of words from one gen to another
language change
agent of language chande is considered evident, brought by the influence of prominent people in dociety
Social prestige
when people imitate social personalities
catalyst for language change
to create shortcuts forr what difficult for us
practicality
something new is created or add new meaning to a word
inventions
when people accustomed themselves to the improper use of words or rules in language. instead of correcting, we accomodate
imperfect learning
language is
forever fluid
