Laická jazykověda
FOLK LINGUISTICS
Vědecký článek
Author
Issue Date
2020Publisher
Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaPraha
Source document
Časopis pro moderní filologii (Journal for Modern Philology) (web)ISSN: 2336-6591
Periodical publication year: 2020
Periodical Volume: 2020
Periodical Issue: 1
Link to license terms
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/Keywords (Czech)
český jazyk, internetová diskuse, jazyk, laická jazykověda, laická teorieSo-called folk linguistics, i.e. folk beliefs concerning language, may be a valuable source of information for various linguistic fields and for practical applications, e.g. in teaching practice. The author presents an analysis of folk linguistics as it can be reconstructed from Internet discussions by Czechspeaking women (especially mothers). The results show that the folk theory of language and its use is quite complex, with multiple connections to a scientific theory of language (probably acquired through school education) and with important evaluative features (including e.g. folk theories of correctness and errors). The author proposes a new Czech term (laická jazykověda) and suggests that the theory should be seen as dynamic (e.g. changing over time and during speakers’ lives) and structured (e.g. consisting of a centre and peripheries and containing several “layers” of shared sub-theories).