Martin Owen (t.m.owen@bangor.ac.uk)
Wed, 5 May 1999 17:16:33 +0000
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 17:16:33 +0000 From: Martin Owen <t.m.owen@bangor.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Another point in etiquette: proof-read yourself!
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Lawrence writes:
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> Is it really possible over time
>to divide oneself into two people in one's written expressions? That is, he
>or she writes in a sloppy, disorganized fashion when engaged in a listserv
>discussion, but then is able to shift into sublime erudition later, when
>working on a journal article.
The answer is "YES". It is a well known issue in sociolinguistics that one
changes register depending on the context. A good source is the work of
Labov http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~labov/home.html.
In my native language there is a major difference between oral and formal
wrtining. In informal writing one pitches at some point in the spectrum
between the two. Only BBC Wales newsreaders seem to talk that way they do!.
I am not sure erudition has much to do with spelling or accurate typing.
One is a function of a human action in lexicography at some point in
history (with strong geographic variation) and the other was a function of
office practice classes which were denied to me at school because I was
good enough to do Physics.
<<ps irony is hard on listservs... something I am trying to figure out...
this is an intersting sociolinguistic factor>>
Martin
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