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standardization (Robert Lane Green (Sticklerism (Involves viewing non…
standardization
Robert Lane Green
Sticklerism
Involves viewing non-standard language as wrong because it is illogical or incorrect (e.g grammar nazis).
Declinism
Involves viewing change and variation as the cause of a decline in the quality of the English language.
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Quotes, Jean Atkinson
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Crumbling castle
The parodies of prescriptivism that refers to the idea that language is deteriorating and must be preserved.
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Milroy
Said that language is constantly changing, and that the easier mobility nowadays means language changes faster as people encounter different accents and dialects.
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There was never a golden age, language is continually developing.
Jonathan Swift
Vagueness in language, shortened words, unnecessary contractions, unnecessary polysyllabic words, unknown etymologies
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