TASK 1
VIDEO ACTIVITY ONE
What is English?
Should there be a Standard English?
Should the study of the language be prescriptive or descriptive?
Why do we pronounce the words as we do?
What effect did the creation of dictionaries have on the history of English spelling?
What other debates do you think are
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Notes
Enduring Understanding
Select one of the questions above and write a short paragraph reacting to this lecture