Language Change - Theories Flashcards
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Ways the language changes
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Michael Halliday, Functional Theory - language changes according to the needs of its users
Guy Deutscher - language changes according to 3 factors: economy, expressiveness e.g. slang and analogy
Substratum Theory - language changes through contact e.g. trade and invasion
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Language and Technology Theories
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Vyvyan Evans, Emoji Code - she says that emojis help to replicate all of the characteristics of human communication in real life but now rather in the digital world
Claire Hardaker - identified a variety of online trolls (deliberately upsetting others online)
