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the golden age of language
What is the belief of a golden ag...,
What does the golden age persist 2
2
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james milroy's 'linguistic variation and change' (1992)
challenges/does not agree with 'golden age' concept (descriptivist)
9
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william labov's substratum theory (1970)
supports the 'golden age' of language (prescriptivist)
5
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jean aitchison (1996)
queen of descriptivism
4
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bailey's wave model (1973)
(prescriptivist)
7
cards
david crystal
a staunch descriptivist linguist, synonymous with language change
4
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george zipf's theory of least effort (1949)
(prescriptivist standpoint)
5
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change from above
(descriptivist standpoint)
6
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