Substratum theory Flashcards
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Outline
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emphasises the way the words, meaning, structures & written forms may change the shape of English language over time due to other speakers of languages or the English dialect.
2
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William Labov
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an example of English usage in the USA. Yiddish speakers altered the pronunciation patterns or words when they hyper corrected their use of English - coffee to cawfee
