Folk linguistics
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Folk linguistics is the amateur study of linguistics. The term is often used as a pejorative.
The linguist Ray Jackendoff points out that applying folk linguistics to education can be potentially damaging to the attainment of students who speak less standard dialects. Characterising different speech as good or bad can have a serious effect.
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See also
- Common English usage misconceptions
- Folk etymology
- Pseudo-etymology, also called "folk etymology"
- Perceptual dialectology
- Linguistic prescription
- Pseudoscientific language comparison
- Mythical origins of language
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