The Impact of Notions of Standard Language in Popular Scientific and Scholarly Discourse on Language Attitudes of the Public

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Freiburg, course: Hauptseminar Language Ideology, language: English, abstract: This paper is concerned with the discourse on standard language and its consequences. As suggested by the title, particular attention will be given to the conflicting views of linguists and popular scientists, as well as their respective influences on public opinion. In the first section, fundamental definitions will be given to lay the foundations for further discussion. Part (II) will then deal with the discourse of prescriptivists and popular scientists. Correspondingly, I will focus on the scholarly discourse in part (III) and the public discourse in (V). The latter will be preceded by a short excursus (IV) in which I will look at 'standard' and 'nonstandard English' from different angles by means of (1) some examples of prescriptivism and (2) analysis of the 'nonstandard' variety AAVE.

About the author

Oktober 2008 Europalehramt an Realschulen an der Pädagogischen Hochschule Freiburg

Februar 2010 Visiting Scholar an der University of Waikato in Hamilton, Neuseeland

Seit Mai 2011 Studium der Anglistik und Geografie auf Gymnasiallehramt an der Albert-Ludwigs Universität in Freiburg

Product details

• Authors: Ben Schmi
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.01.2013
• EAN: 9783656347750
• ISBN: 978-3-656-34775-0
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 118 g
• Series: Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V207360; Akademische Schriftenreihe; Akademische Schriftenreihe Bd. V207360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics