ENG 31106
Social Linguistics
Professor Gleason
Ms. Ayse Keskin Saglam
February 24, 2011
Guide for Reading and Discussing Descriptive and Prescriptive Grammar Rules in
“Ch 2 Languages and Authority ”
Please form a small group with 3 of your classmates. Then, choose one discussion leader, one secretary, and a speaker for your group. Your group secretary will write down your answers and you will also hand in your results. The speaker will present your group's results in class today.
1. What is a descriptivist attitude toward the study of language?
2. Why might linguists be more likely to adopt a descriptivist attitude toward studying language than a prescriptive attitude?
3. What are two examples of descriptive language rules?
4. What is a prescriptive attitude toward language use?
5. What are two examples of prescriptive language rules?
6. Explain MCKean’s Law and Deborah Cameron’s viewpoint.
7. What point of information did you find most interesting in Ch. 2?
8. Was any part of the text in Ch. 2 unclear? Or do you need more explanation about any topic?
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