Essays about: "descriptivism"

Found 2 essays containing the word descriptivism.

1. 1. From Abominable to Zealous

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Måns Jonsson; [2014-10-13]
   Keywords : Usage guides; stigmatised language; diachronic change; prescriptivism; descriptivism; linguistic prestige;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine the views on linguistic phenomena which have been criticised during the past century. The material used is six British usage guides published between 1906 and 2010 in which five controversial points of usage are selected for study. READ MORE

3. 2. Proper Names: a Verbal Dispute : An investigation of the concept of reference

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Luca Dal Cero; [2014]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The present paper sets out to investigate whether the contrast between Description theories of reference and Direct Reference theories constitutes what Chalmers calls “a broad verbal dispute” on the concept of reference.      I begin by describing Chalmers’ “method of elimination” concerning verbal disputes, according to which, in order to find out whether a dispute is verbal or whether it expresses a substantial disagreement on matters of fact, the key concept involved is barred and substituted by two new concepts defined according to the frameworks of the respective theories. READ MORE