naming a language

[john at research.haifa.ac.il]

I think the general idea is that if it's native speakers making the
'mistakes', then it's okay and interesting. But if it's people who do it because
they think they know something about the language but they really don't, it's
irritating.

Or am I just rationalizing?
John



Quoting Claire Bowern <clairebowern at gmail.com>:

> I am amused by the general prescriptive feeling that has been evident in
> this discussion from the use of phrases like 'irritating errors'. It's
> language change and language use, people!
> Aren't functional linguists supposed to like this sort of thing?
> Claire
>
>
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> Claire Bowern
> Department of Linguistics
> Yale University
>




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