LANGUAGE CHANGE THEORISTS AND HISTORY

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History of English

  1. Fifth century- old English- languages of Britain were Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and old Norse which had significant influence

  2. 11th century- middle English- French was a verbal language of the court, Latin was written language and English became prominent due to writers

  3. 15th century- early modern English- printing press contributed to standard English, English spread due to writers and play writers

  4. 18th century-modern English-words borrowed from Latin and English is spread due to the British empire. grammarians proposed correct ways of speaking writing.

  5. 20th century-present English-English continue to develop influenced by media technology and travel

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David Crystal

  • 2001

  • The way we communicate online is similar to in real life

  • Language is more practical than formal

  • Clipping words is the norm

  • Derived from text talk

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David Mackinnon

  • 1996

  • Categories attitudes to language change

  • Incorrect, correct

  • Pleasant and ugly

  • Socially unacceptable and acceptable

  • Morally acceptable and unacceptable

  • Inappropriate and appropriate in context

  • Useful or useless

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jean Atchinson

  • 1996

  • Three metaphor to describe language change:

  • Damp spoons syndrome-new forms of language spoil or corrupt pure language

    Crumbling castle view-language was better in the past

  • Infectious disease assumption-treating new language as a disease spreading through society

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Robert Lowth

  • 1762

    Prescriptivist

  • Grammar rule should be fixed like not ending with prepositions

  • Believes Latin influence is a good thing

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Harvey and shalom

  • 1997

    Taboo language has become increasingly acceptable in homes between friends and informal situations

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Saphir wharf hypothesis

States that the certain thoughts of an individual in one language cannot be understood by those living in another language

Way people think they're strongly affected by their native language languages

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Sharon Goodman

  • 1996

    Two aspects to language change

  • Living in time where language is informalise where personal language is used widely

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Suzanne Romain

  • 1998

    External and internal history of language

  • External: changing social context how social context influence language change

  • internal: formation of new words and influence of dictionaries look what happens with no external influences