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Folk linguistics

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2020

Abstract

The author summarises theoretical background of folk linguistics and presents an analysis of folk linguistics as it can be reconstructed from Internet discussions by Czech-speaking women. The results show that the folk theory of language is complex, with multiple connections to the scientific theory and with important evaluative features.

The author proposes a new Czech term (laická jazykověda) and suggests that the theory should be seen as dynamic and structured.