AO1 - Key Words Flashcards

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Archaic

A

Old

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Socialisation

A

the process of learning to behave in a way that is acceptable to society

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3
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Taboo

A

Banned words

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4
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Sociolect

A

Own Language within a group

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5
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Idiolect

A

Own language

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Famililect

A

Language within a family

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7
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Discourse community

A

A language group where everyone understands the rules

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8
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Glass ceiling

A

Metaphorical barrier

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9
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Super polite form

A

Subservient in speech - hyper correct

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10
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Rapport

A

Relationships

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Convergence

A

Move towards community rules

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12
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Divergence

A

Move away

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13
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Accent levelling

A

Neutralise our accent

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14
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Fillers

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To save face (ummm, ok, so)

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15
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Zeitgeist

A

Today’s society

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Phallocentric

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Lang privileged male over female, E.g. master vs mistress

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Semantic non-equivalents

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Words with uneven amounts of power

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Unmarked forms

A

Non gender specific words

19
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Colloquialism

A

Slang

20
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Derogatory

A

Powerless/insulting

21
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Rhetoric

A

Manner of speech

22
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Semantic deteration

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Word loses power/prestige or changes meaning to be me more negative