English Language - Quotes Flashcards

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Teenspeak (x4)

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  • “teenagers are amazing linguistic innovators” (Wilson)
  • “ongoing performance of identity” (Zappavinga)
  • “rich and vibrant and full of the creativity of those who use it” (Curzan)
  • “use language as a code, a way of excluding others” (McCrindle)
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Standard Australian English (x3)

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  • “benchmark of excellence that reflects correctness, precision, purity and elegance” (Burridge)
  • “greatest clout in contemporary Australian society” (Burridge)
  • “intrinsically superior to other varieties” (Burridge, et al)
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Aboriginal Australian English (x2)

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  • “powerful vehicle for the expression of Aboriginal identity” (Eades)
  • “contribution… to the richness of the Australian variety” (Cox)
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Language and Identity (x3)

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  • “dynamic symbol of identity and culture” (Cox)
  • “of all the markers of identity, language is by far the most significant” (Moore)
  • “every social group has its own linguistic bonding mechanism” (Crystal)
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Slang (x2)

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  • “means of marking social or linguistic identity” (Crystal)
  • “works much like masonic mortar to stick members of a group together” (Burridge)
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Euphemism (x2)

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  • “linguistic deodorisers” (Burridge)
  • “motivated by the desire not to be offensive” (Burridge)
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Dysphemism (x1)

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  • “associated with toughness and strength” (Burridge)
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Discriminatory Language (x1)

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  • “reinforcing the subjugation of people already in a weak or vulnerable position in society” (Hamilton)
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Inclusive Language (x2)

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  • “runs parallel with social change” (Taylor)
  • “a healthy expansion of moral concern” (Chomsky)
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Jargon (x1)

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  • “It is not exclusivity… it is precision” (Fry)
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