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Ahmed Shakeel LING 110 Module 1 Assignment
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1. "What you doing?"
1.
Violation type: Violation of a descriptive rule.
2.
Corrected sentence: "What are you doing?"
3.
Explanation: The supplied statement violates a descriptive rule since it does not adhere to
typical subject-verb agreement. In Standard Canadian English (and daily English), questions should be made using additional verbs. In this situation, "are" is the modifier that should follow the subject "you" to make a grammatically valid inquiry.
2. "We will have to change quick."
1.
Violation Type: Prescriptive rule violation.
2.
Corrected sentence: "We will have to change very quickly."
3.
Explanation: The original statement breaks a prescriptive rule by using "quick" instead of
the more common "quickly." While "quick" is widely used in casual speech, particularly in everyday contexts, "quick" is more suited to professional writing or standard Canadian English. Both words signify the same thing, but "quickly" is the preferred version.
3. "Me and him can never agree."
1.
Violation type: Descriptive rule violation.
2.
Corrected sentence: "He and I can never agree."
3.
Explanation: Because it utilizes "Me and him" as the subject, which is not the conventional word order in English, the provided statement breaks a descriptive rule. In the subject position, the subject pronouns "he" and "I" should be used in Standard Canadian English. "Me" and "him" are object pronouns inappropriate for the subject position.
4. "Patty and George is leaving tomorrow."
1.
Violation type: Violation of a prescriptive rule.
2.
Corrected sentence: "Patty and George are leaving tomorrow."
3.
Explanation: The original statement breaks a rule by using "is" instead of the plural verb "are" to agree with the compound subject "Patty and George." When you have a compound subject like this, you should use a plural verb ("are") to match the plural subject in Standard Canadian English. For single topics, "is" is used.
II.
The following text from the article supports the idea that society's unfavourable appraisal of new linguistic forms created by language change is frequently based on racial discrimination.
"In 1996, with the unanimous support of linguists, the Oakland School Board voted to recognize AAVE, or the more politicized term 'Ebonics' (a portmanteau of 'Ebony' and 'phonics'), as a community language for African American students, a decision which might have opened up much needed additional funding for education. Instead it resulted in intense public backlash and derision due to the still widespread, incorrect belief that Black English was an inferior, uneducated form of English associated with illiteracy, poverty, and crime."
This paragraph demonstrates how hostility and reaction greeted African American Vernacular English (AAVE) recognition as a genuine linguistic form. The criticism and scorn it received were based on racial prejudices and biases rather than linguistic reasons. The unwillingness of society to recognize AAVE as a viable language form might be interpreted as racial discrimination since it promotes the idea that African-American speech is inferior and connected with negative characteristics.
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