English Dictionary

folk linguistics

名詞

不可算名詞

Beliefs held by speakers about their language or language more generally; the study of these beliefs.

日本語の意味

話者が自分の言語、または言語全般について持つ信念や認識 / そのような信念や認識に関する研究

In her research, she found that folk linguistics often shape language policies and classroom practices.

彼女の研究では、話者が自分たちの言語や言語一般について持つ信念が、しばしば言語政策や教室での実践を形作っていることが分かった。

意味（1）

Beliefs held by speakers about their language or language more generally; the study of these beliefs.

In light of the findings from early research in social psychology, research in folk linguistics has also examined the social characteristics that non-experts associate with regional linguistic variation.