# Language awareness as part of linguistic competence

Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/writing/2006-07-09-language-awareness-as-part-of-linguistic-competence

The piece argues that conscious public discussion of new dictionary entries may be part of linguistic change and linguistic competence.

Blog post · Hermeneutic Heretic · 9 July 2006

## Where it lives

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 9 July 2006
- Published in: Hermeneutic Heretic
- Language: English

Topics: language-change, language-awareness, dictionaries, linguistics.

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