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diglossia
When formal language and spoken language become so apart they split into two different languages. You can prescribe the formal as much/long as you want, but you can't stop people from speaking their own.
2.
Languages w/ no academies.
English, Marathi.
3.
Churchyard
Documented faux pas's in writing (singular their); said it was okay because it had begun with English in its roots. (Not wrong!)
4.
Goals of early grammarians
1. Find patterns/codify language.
2. Settle disputes.
3. Point out common errors.
5.
Cupertino effect
Mistake made by computers when spell checking. Not an attempt to undermine English, but a mistake.
6.
Codified Languages
Latin, Sanskrit, Old Church Slavonic
7.
Types of Languages
1. Created by need
2. Spoken only.
3. With academies.
4. Without academies.
5. Codified
8.
Languages created by need
Pidgins & Creoles
9.
shibboleth
Linguistic marker to distinguish between two groups. Ex: Dominican Republic and the rolling R, or Biblical Gilead versus Ephraimites.
10.
Linguistics: prescriptivist or descriptive?
Generally descriptive. Will not prescribe unless a medical condition. Local dialects are NOT a medical condition.
11.
Pinker
Thought singular their was bad: an acceptable mistake that happens, but wrong nevertheless.
12.
eggcorn
When not fully knowing something, passing it on. Down the chute -> down the shoot.
13.
Prescriptivist inventions with no real basis.
Dangling propositions - Dryden.
I Shall vs. You Will
It is I.
Split infinitive: to (badly) say something
14.
What is "Correct" (4)
1. Established Critera
2. Accepted variances.
3. Unaccepted variances.
4. Inventions w/ no basis.
15.
Languages WITH academies.
French, Spanish, Hungarian, Hebrew.

1.	diglossia	When formal language and spoken language become so apart they split into two different languages. You can prescribe the formal as much/long as you want, but you can't stop people from speaking their own.
2.	Languages w/ no academies.	English, Marathi.
3.	Churchyard	Documented faux pas's in writing (singular their); said it was okay because it had begun with English in its roots. (Not wrong!)
4.	Goals of early grammarians	1. Find patterns/codify language. 2. Settle disputes. 3. Point out common errors.
5.	Cupertino effect	Mistake made by computers when spell checking. Not an attempt to undermine English, but a mistake.
6.	Codified Languages	Latin, Sanskrit, Old Church Slavonic
7.	Types of Languages	1. Created by need 2. Spoken only. 3. With academies. 4. Without academies. 5. Codified
8.	Languages created by need	Pidgins & Creoles
9.	shibboleth	Linguistic marker to distinguish between two groups. Ex: Dominican Republic and the rolling R, or Biblical Gilead versus Ephraimites.
10.	Linguistics: prescriptivist or descriptive?	Generally descriptive. Will not prescribe unless a medical condition. Local dialects are NOT a medical condition.
11.	Pinker	Thought singular their was bad: an acceptable mistake that happens, but wrong nevertheless.
12.	eggcorn	When not fully knowing something, passing it on. Down the chute -> down the shoot.
13.	Prescriptivist inventions with no real basis.	Dangling propositions - Dryden. I Shall vs. You Will It is I. Split infinitive: to (badly) say something
14.	What is "Correct" (4)	1. Established Critera 2. Accepted variances. 3. Unaccepted variances. 4. Inventions w/ no basis.
15.	Languages WITH academies.	French, Spanish, Hungarian, Hebrew.