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Guide to Linguistic Theories, Research and Concepts | Language Change »
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This topic is concerned with changes to the English Language over time. In different specifications, students are asked to compare and analyse texts from different periods, to trace the usage of a word or phrase, and/or to discuss how and why language changes, and how people react to those changes.
Studying change is therefore concerned with three main questions:
- How has the English language changed over its history?
This is largely an AO1 concern, dealing with the particulars of usage in terms of lexis, semantics, grammar and (possibly)...
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Categories: Hot Entries, Language Variation, An Introduction to Language Variation, Theory, Linguistic Theory, Using Theory
This topic is concerned with dialect, in terms of regional and social variations which impact people’s use of phonology, lexis, semantics and grammar. These social variations include aspects such as class, age, race and occupation, all of which can affect people’s language use (note that gender and interaction has its own guide as so much work has been done in this area, and some English Language specifications treat it as a separate topic to Variation).
Studying variation is concerned with three main questions:
- How does one variety...
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