'How many languages do you speak?': Perceptions and misconceptions about linguistics and linguists

• Karen Stollznow ^[1]
  1. [1] University of New England

     University of New England

     Australia

     
• Localización: Lingua: International review of general linguistics, ISSN 0024-3841, Nº 205, 2018, págs. 15-28
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Many linguists are familiar with the question: “How many languages do you speak?” Anecdotally, it is well known among our discipline that non-linguists have misconceptions about linguistics and the work of linguists. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a survey to identify popular beliefs about what linguistics is and what linguists do, to examine these beliefs, and to determine the prevalence of these perceptions. Furthermore, this study seeks to find out if exposure to linguistics can educate the general public about the field and dispel the myths and misconceptions