Presсrіptive grammar

Choose one of the two topics below and respond to it in a formal essay of at least 1,000 words. Your essay should be typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman or a traditional font, and consistently adhere to APA or MLA format. Be sure your paper is accompanied by a references page. If you are not familiar with APA or MLA formatting guidelines, please consult a reference guide; Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) is an excellent resource to review APA and MLA formatting rules. Whichever topic you choose, your essay should refer to two of our assigned readings at minimum. Quote, paraphrase and/or summarize to address the questions, adhering to academic conventions about using others’ words and ideas. Be sure to place authors’ words in quotation marks and include the page number(s). Either original pagination or course packet pagination is fine, but be consistent. Again, choose one topic! *Don’t feel obligated to answer all of the questions that comprise the topic you choose, but do try to answer some of them, and to use relevant terms we have learned about. Topic 1 Why do linguists and other scholars who study language not take presсrіptive grammar rules seriously? What are some examples of popular, enduring presсrіptive rules in English? Where did these rules come from? What arguments have been put forth justifying them? Why, according to linguists we have read, are many of these presсrіptive rules silly? What misunderstandings about language do they reflect? A related issue that you might like to discuss is the notion of the ‘Standard’ dialect. How is the notion of ‘Standard’ English, for instance, problematic, particularly in our educational system? What should language teachers keep in mind about presсrіptive rules and attitudes, and about the idea of a Standard dialect? Why?