Identity In Sociolinguistics Flashcards
Sociolinguistics
Pursuit to understand language and its relationship with the social life of the language users.
Identity
Complex construction of who we are based on many factors. Not the same as the sense of self because we may not agree with identities that are given to us by others.
Language competence
The ability to make appropriate language decisions based on the social context one finds oneself in.
Standard language
Social label of what is considered the most “normal” variety of a language.
Non-standard language
Social label of a variety of language that is deemed deviant of the norm.
RP
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Marked
Variety of language seen as different from the norm
Unmarked
Variety of language that is seen as the norm
Gender
Social construct governing expectations towards individuals based on their sex.
Expert
An identity relation to someone based on expertise of a particular subject.
Novice
An identity relation to someone based on having less expertise in a subject.
Native speaker
First language speaker
Non-native speaker
Not a native speaker
Crossing
When someone speaks a language variety that doesn’t belong to them
Codeswitching
Switching between languages within an utterance.
Categorization processes
Social processes that can be examined to identify how certain identities are constructed in particular speech communities.
Construction
How identity is built
Co-construction
Identity is built by collective construction, this does not necessarily mean cooperatively.
L2 user
Second language user
Multicompetence
The ability to speak multiple languages.
Third space
Places where cultures come together and form a hybrid
Non-place entities
Places with no historical culture
Cutler’s study
Whiteness as a marker in MC rap battles.
Hemnesberget
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