It’s not. Academic linguistics attempts to avoid value judgments entirely and rely on observations of how typical users of a language actually communicate.
Value judgements on language use are typically the province of high-status individuals who use language professionally (e.g., writers) or who teach language to others.
But to what extent is the value judgment of linguists about language change more important than that of other language users?
It’s not. Academic linguistics attempts to avoid value judgments entirely and rely on observations of how typical users of a language actually communicate.
Value judgements on language use are typically the province of high-status individuals who use language professionally (e.g., writers) or who teach language to others.
Which may of course include studying the value judgments made by language users (sociolinguistics) .