LING 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Linguistic Prescription, Instant Messaging, Literal And Figurative Language
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Common modern beliefs regarding the english language in america. Refers to words or phrases that begin to be used in a widespread way. Shows the attitudes of group or subculture that uses them. A new meaning for an existing word. A word that becomes generalized than its former, narrow meaning. A dialect (form of language of a specific region) Colloquialism (words that are not formal or literary used in familiar conversation) Catch phrases (both parties are familiar with the pop culture references, like beam me up. Jargon (specific words used by a particular profession) Indicated belonging to a certain group or profession. Demonstrates how our language renews itself & changes with times. Catering to the needs of its speakers. People gain prestige by spending time studying and spelling systems and classic forms of language. Better educated if you know proper language. Descriptive: describes how word patterns form sentences and questions. Negative verb + negative word, ex: this ain"t no fun.
