16826
Seminar
From Usage Guides to Grammar Nazis – Language Norms and Standards
Sofia Rüdiger
Kommentar
The prescription of language norms and standards (i.e., telling other people how they should use language) is not a new phenomenon. Prescriptive usage guides and dictionaries, for example, have been around for 300 years. Newer manifestations can be found embodied in grammar nazis roaming the internet but also Word’s grammar checker. In this course, we will analyze and discuss norms and standards of language. Some of the topics to be addressed are the concept of the native speaker, verbal hygiene for women, young people’s attitudes towards language change, and prescriptivism in the media and on the internet. Schließen
14 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Mi, 16.04.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 23.04.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 30.04.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 07.05.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 14.05.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 21.05.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 28.05.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 04.06.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 11.06.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 18.06.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 25.06.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 02.07.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 09.07.2025 16:00 - 18:00
Mi, 16.07.2025 16:00 - 18:00