Folk linguistics explained

Folk linguistics consists of statements, beliefs, or practices concerning language which are based on uninformed speculation rather than based on the scientific method, which characterizes the modern field of linguistics. Folk linguistics sometimes arises when scientific conclusions about language come off as counterintuitive to native speakers. However, folk linguistics may also be motivated by confirmation bias, prejudice, ideology,[1] or nationalism.[2]

Examples

See also: List of common misconceptions about language learning.

Jackendoff (2003)[3] cites the following statements as typical examples of folk-linguistic beliefs.

Other beliefs may include:

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gröschel, Bernhard. Bernhard Gröschel

    . Bernhard Gröschel . 2009 . German . Das Serbokroatische zwischen Linguistik und Politik: mit einer Bibliographie zum postjugoslavischen Sprachenstreit . Serbo-Croatian Between Linguistics and Politics: With a Bibliography of the Post-Yugoslav Language Dispute . Lincom Studies in Slavic Linguistics . 34 . Munich . Lincom Europa . 147, 312–329 . 978-3-929075-79-3 . 428012015 . 2009473660 . 15295665W.

  2. Book: Kordić, Snježana . Snježana Kordić

    . Snježana Kordić . 2010 . Serbo-Croatian . Jezik i nacionalizam . Language and Nationalism . live . Rotulus Universitas . Zagreb . Durieux . 116–119 . 10.2139/ssrn.3467646 . 978-953-188-311-5 . 2011520778 . 729837512 . 15270636W . . 1 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601175359/http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/475567.Jezik_i_nacionalizam.pdf . 5 March 2019 .

  3. Ray . Jackendoff . The Structure of Language: Why It Matters to Education . Learning and the Brain . Cambridge, MA . November 5-8, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210909052639/https://peeps.unet.brandeis.edu/~jackendo/StructureofLanguage1.pdf . 2021-09-09.
  4. Web site: Linguistic Purism in Germany - Folk Linguistics . 2005-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051030083152/http://eis.bris.ac.uk/~gexnl/teaching/purism/folkling.html . University of Bristol . Department of German.
  5. News: McRae . Mary Ann . A fishy name will stay the same . CNN . 1996-09-06 . Fishkill, NY . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029084926/http://edition.cnn.com/US/9609/06/fishy.name/ . 2014-10-29.