- Folk linguistics
Folk linguistics is a term applied to the
amateur study oflinguistics . The term is often used as apejorative .The linguist
Ray Jackendoff points out that applying folk linguistics to education can be potentially damaging to the attainment of students who speak less standarddialect s. Characterising different speech as "good" or "bad" can have a serious effect. ref|jackendoffThe term folk linguistics can also refer to
ideological ideas of language, such asnationalist views of language. The scientific understanding of language by linguists often contradicts that of native speakers. ref|silversteinExample
An example of
folk etymology might be::"sparrow-grass for asparagus" ref|bris
ee also
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Folk etymology
*Prescriptivism
*Pseudoscience Notes
# [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incbios/RayJackendoff/StructureofLanguage1.pdf Ray Jackendoff - Structure of Language] (as a PDF file)
# [http://www.celat.ulaval.ca/acef/252a.htm Language and Culture]
# [http://eis.bris.ac.uk/~gexnl/teaching/purism/folkling.html Linguistic Purism in Germany - Folk Linguistics]External links
* [http://www.pbs.org/speak/speech/prejudice/attitudes/ PBS - Language Prejudice - Language Myth # 17 - They Speak Really Bad English Down South and in New York City]
* [http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001732.html Language Log - Prescriptivism and folk linguistics]
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