Folklinguistics Flashcards
Define Folklinguistics
Idea’s about language that are current in the culture and come from historical stereotypes
How do the 4 D approaches relate to folklinguistics?
They show the development of research culture as different ideas about language use have been more mainstream at current times compared to others
Which of the 4 D approaches was the first relevant approach to talking about how men and women talked?
Deficit approach
What does the Deficit approach say about womens language?
There is something wrong with it that needs to be fixed
When did most Deficit approach research pieces occur?
1960’s and 1970’s
Name a Deficit approach study created in the 1970’s
Lakoff’s Women’s language study
What did the Deficit Model of language encourage women to do?
Change the way they spoke
What is an example of a woman who took the Deficit Approach advice seriously?
Margaret Thatcher
What was the result of Thatcher changing the way she spoke?
People described her as being too masculine
What is a criticism of the Deficit Model?
Many women who successfully change the way they speak may be labelled as impostors which is a negative label for them
Which of the 4 D approaches was the relevant approach to talking about how men and women talked after the Deficit model?
Dominance Model
When was the Dominance approach the main model?
1970s.
What happened due to the research done in relation to the Dominance approach studies? (Negative occurrence)
Generalisations about how men and women talked occurred from very little data provided
Name a Dominance approach study created in the 1970’s resulting in large generalisations
Zimmerman and West
Why was Zimmerman and West’s study taken to be good quality data?
Because it resonated with an image of male speakers at the time
