Sem 2 Exam - Attitudes to language change Flashcards
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Prescriptivism
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Conservative attitude towards language change that is concerned with what is correct, believing there are immutable and unchangeable rules
2
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Descriptivism
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More concerned with how language is used, not should be used, observing what is “standard” and a”non-standard”
3
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Codification
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The writing down of rules and conventions of a language
4
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Standardisation
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The process by which one particular language is established as the “proper” variety
