武汉理工大学：《英语言学》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿，英文版）Important Linguistic Concepts Descriptive prescriptive

Important Linguistic Concepts Descriptive prescriptive

Important Linguistic Concepts Descriptive & Prescriptive

A. Linguistics is descriptive, not prescriptive

A. Linguistics is descriptive, not prescriptive

A linguist is interested in what is said. not what he thinks ought to be said. He describes language in all its aspects, but does not prescribe rules of correctness He does not believe that there Is some absolute standard of correctness concerning language use

A linguist is interested in what is said, not what he thinks ought to be said. He describes language in all its aspects, but does not p r e s c r i b e r u l e s o f c o r r e c t n e s s . H e d o e s not believe that there i s s o m e a b s o l u t e standard of correctness concerning language use

Instead, he would prefer to be an observer and recorder of facts but not a judge

Instead, he would prefer to be an observer and recorder of facts, but not a judge

Traditional grammar was very strongly normative in character The grammarian saw it as his task to formulate e standards of correctness and to mpose these if necessary, upon the speakers of the language

Traditional grammar was very strongly normative in character. The grammarian saw it as his task to formulate the standards of correctness and to impose these, if necessary, upon the speakers of the language

B Linguistics regards the spoken language as primary, not the written

B.Linguistics regards the spoken language as primary, not the written

People insisted on learning to use language in accordance with the usage of the best authors" of classical times and these authors existed only in written form

People insisted on learning to use language in accordance with the usage of the "best authors" of classical times, and these authors existed only in written form

Linguists give priority to the spoken language. because it precedes the written language everywhere in the world and most writing systems are derived from the vocal sounds

Linguists give priority to the spoken language, because it precedes the written language everywhere in the world and most writing systems are derived from the vocal sounds

Linguistics differs from traditional grammar in that it does not force languages into a Latin-based framework

c)Linguistics differs from traditional grammar in that it does not force languages into a Latin-based framework

Weak points of Traditional grammar

Weak points of Traditional Grammar