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Download full textWolfram, Walt – 1993
Two traditional principles have served as the basis for the involvement of linguists in social issues, namely the principle of error correction and the principle of debt incurred (Labov, 1982). It is argued that an additional principle should motivate linguists to take a more proactive role in social issues, the principle of linguistic gratuity.…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Ethics, Language Patterns
