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Language Change Flashcards

(4 cards)

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Diachronic Change

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The historical development of language.

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Prescriptivism

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The notion that language should be fixed, prescribing to a set standard of rules for language usage, with any shift away from these rules or standards being seen as incorrect.

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Descriptivism

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Where no judgement or negative attitude is imposed on language change, but an examination of language as it is and how it is used.

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Synchronic Change

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The study of language change at a particular moment in time.

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