ETHNOLINGUISTICS Flashcards
(Greek: ἐθνικός – tribe, people and Latin lingua – language) is a
branch of linguistics that investigates the links between linguistic and cultural
phenomena,
ETHNOLINGUISTIC
study the way perception
conceptualization influences language and show
how this linked to different cultures and society.
Ethnolinguist
A group of people with a distinct language and culture that gives them a unique identity
ETHNOLINGUISTIC GROUP
the primary identifying attribute of ethnolinguistic group has Two categories
tonal
non tonal
is a language in which pitch is used as a part of speech, changing the meaning of a word.
tonal language
is one that does not use tones (= changes in how high or low the voice is that can change the meaning of a word)
non-tonal language
it is a Social identification based on the presumption of shared history and a common cultural inheritance
ETHNICITY
refers to structural characteristics such as socio-economic status, demographic representation and institutional support
pertinent to a language.
Ethnolinguistic Vitality
he structural variables most likely to influence the
vitality of ethnolinguistic groups are:
Status Variable
Demographic variables:
Institutional support variables:
economic status, social status, sociohistorical status and
language status
Status Variables
share numbers of group members and their distribution
throughout the territory.
Demographic variables
the extent to which a language group receives formal and informal
representation in various activities such as mass media, education,
government services, industry, religion and culture.
Institutional support variables
