Questions:
- (Language Myth 8) Is it true that young people are liable to misuse the language? why not? (hints lack of literacy? teaching methods?)
- (Myth 12) What is "Bad Grammar". Give some examples. What is "grammar"?
"What bothers you"?
Give at least two examples for each question:
- Examples of Pronunciations (Sounds)
- Word Structure (endings, suffixes etc)
Joke
"It was dinnertime in Russia, so ve ét"
'It was dinnertime in Russia, Soviét [Russia]'
'It was dinnertime in Russia, so we ate'
POint 1:
(1) "Correcting" other people using a pre-
scriptive approach to language is obnoxious
-- as in the "Sherlock" clip [from "The Great
Game" episode, written by Mark Gatiss]; Sher-
lock elsewhere describes himself as "a high-
functioning sociopath"!
POint 2
(2) Those who know well the prescriptive
"rules" often feel as if they are protected by
steel armor and can "correct" with impunity
-- so even a student who knows such "rules"
is shown as not afraid to "correct" a teacher,
who has no defense -- as in the "Finding
Forrester" clip.
Homework
- Utterance - a sentence that has been produced (with voice or signs)
Types:
Declarative: I want a taco, please.
Interrogative: Could I get a taco, please?
Imperative: Let me have a taco, please!
Nominal: A taco,please.Speech Act:
Direct Act - Imperative only
Indirect Act - nominal, declarative, interrogative
Write Your Hypothesis
