Passage A
In linguistics, prescriptivism is the practice of elevating one specific variety of a language as the absolute standard, penalizing any grammatical deviations. Prescriptivists justify their strict rules by appealing to historical precedent or classical logic. However, sociolinguists argue that this approach fundamentally misunderstands the nature of language, which is an inherently organic, evolving system shaped dynamically by its users. By attempting to freeze a language in a purportedly "correct" static state, prescriptivists ignore the natural mechanisms of linguistic innovation and inadvertently marginalize the communities whose dialects are deemed "incorrect."
Passage B
The traditional model of forest management, which aims to aggressively eliminate all natural wildfires to protect commercial timber yields, is increasingly viewed by ecologists as dangerously misguided. Historically, many forest ecosystems evolved with periodic, low-intensity fires that cleared accumulated underbrush and allowed specific fire-dependent seed types to germinate. By forcefully suppressing these fires in a misguided attempt to maintain an idealized, static forest state, managers have not only disrupted natural life cycles but also inadvertently created the conditions for unnatural, catastrophic infernos due to the massive accumulation of unchecked underbrush.
Which of the following scenarios is most structurally analogous to the flawed practices criticized by the authors of both Passage A and Passage B?
- An urban planning board attempts to preserve the historical character of a vibrant neighborhood by strictly prohibiting any new architectural modifications, which unintentionally stifles the organic cultural growth that made the area desirable and drives away local businesses.Cevap
- BA national park service initiates a program to eliminate invasive insect species to protect native trees, thereby successfully restoring the forest ecosystem to its original, historically documented state.
- CA strict educational policy penalizes students for deviations from a standardized curriculum, aiming to eliminate incorrect answers and increase overall academic yields across all communities.
- DA city council permanently closes a public beach to all human visitors in order to prevent environmental degradation, resulting in a perfectly preserved but entirely unutilized natural space.
- EA community of sociolinguists documents the evolving slang of a marginalized group in order to establish a new, rigid dictionary that can be used to standardize their dialect.