Change And Diversity

Question 1

Prescriptivism

Answer 1

The notion that language should be fixed, prescribing a set of standard rules for language usage, with any shift away from these rules or standards being seen as incorrect

Question 2

Descriptivism

Answer 2

Where no judgement or negative attitude is imposed on language change,
but an examination of language as it is and how it is used

Question 3

Prestige

Answer 3

Widespread respect and admiration

Question 4

Accent

Answer 4

A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area or social class

Question 5

Dialect

Answer 5

A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

Question 6

Sociolect

Answer 6

The dialect of a particular social class

Question 7

Idiolect

Answer 7

The speech habits peculiar to a particular region

Question 8

Dialectology

Answer 8

The study of dialects

Question 9

Convergence

Answer 9

To move to awards union or uniformity

Question 10

Divergence

Answer 10

Speakers choose to move away from linguistic norms to appeal to a social group

Question 11

Accomodation

Answer 11

Adjusting language or accents according to the speech style of someone else

Question 12

Standardisation

Answer 12

The process by which conventional forms of a language are established and maintained

Question 13

Dialect levelling

Answer 13

The process by which language forms, from different parts of a country, converge and become more similar over time. With loss of regional features and reduced diversity of language