LING316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Noam Chomsky, Universal Grammar, Guyanese Creole
10 Jan 2017
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Its not the most systematic or rule governed. How do we know this? o there are many inconsistencies (e. g. : 2 personal pronouns; i ain"t versus you aren"t) Logic in standard and non standard ( different from, than, to) The english pronominal system good example of inconsistencies. Standard rules are like rules of politeness (arbitrary, but grounds for judging others). Those who use the so-called unacceptable grammar and pronunciation generally belong to the lower social groups, which is a kind of social discrimination (almost by definition). language conventions and that languages are learned without attention to form. This is not normally tolerated for other social divisions, but it is publicly acceptable here! Linguists have done a disservice to many by stating that all language hre equal. Language education should involve familiarizing students with standard. This is why they prefer to speak of standardization. Nobody speaks a standard language as a first language.
