Diversity - Ethnicity Flashcards
What is an Ethnolect?
A language which is usually specific to an ethnic group
What is a creole language?
A language that emerges from contact between 2 or more languages
When did Jamician Creole make it to England?
The Windrush generation
What are some features of Jamican Creole?
‘To be’ is used in non-standard ways (e.g she be pretty, he be wrong)
Or sometimes ommited all together (she dreaming)
Verb tense is not always marked (e.g him tell me dat yesterday)
How was Creole viewed according to Rampton? (2010)
He said that Creole was seen as cool, tough and anti-authoritarian
What did Rampton find about the spread of Jamicain Creole to other ethinicties?
As early as the 60’s and 70’s non-black people started using its features
Why was Jamician Creole used according to Pitt? (2012)
He claimed that young black people used it as a statement of resistance
What is Linguistic appropriacy?
The way in which language choices reflect ideas for what is appropriate in any given context
What is code switching from Etholects unfair?
As ethnolects often reflect the heritage of their speaker
What did Buncholtz (2001) find about white people trying to create linguistic identities with language features?
She found that white nerds used ‘black’ features of language to try and adopt cooler identities
What percentage of the uk is estimated to speak MLE?
35%
Why isnt MLE a traditional ethnolect?
Because its used by all races
What is MLE classed as?
A multiethnolect
What are some features of MLE?
Glottal stops
Pronouncing ‘H’s
Tag questions (innit)
Dem as a plural marker
Man as a pronoun (Man was walking)
What did Kerswill say about MLE?
He claimed that it is replacing Cockney and other dialects
