Lang Change + BSE

Question 1

Lane Greene

Answer 1

All language change yet none have come unusable =
not bad for language to change like prescriptivist say

Question 2

Postal

Answer 2

Random nonfunctional stylistic shift is a reason for language change

Counters Halliday functional theory

Question 3

John Humphrys

Answer 3

Prescriptive views on texts saying it’s decaying the prestige of english

Question 4

Graddol

Answer 4

British Standard English is loosing momentum and dominance

Question 5

Quirk

Answer 5

Says BSE allows people to have social and economic advantages in life.

Question 6

Crystal - attitude on variations

Answer 6

Allow us to understand the world and it’s cultures

Question 7

Kachru attitude on variations

Answer 7

agrees with crystal that language should reflect ones culture and identity

Question 8

Linguistic Imperialism?

Answer 8

Spreading BSE and enforcing it.

Question 9

What country is trying to stop the use of RP? Why?

Answer 9

Ghana. Because want to embrace their own culture and identity and remove power from the British Empire

Question 10

Kerswill

Answer 10

Dialect levelling due to urbanisation and the growth of media.