Introduction Notes Flashcards
1
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Social networks are part of a complex structure…
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With language at its heart
2
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The Business Directory definition:
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“A status hierarchy in which in individuals and groups are classified on the basis of esteem and prestige”
3
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The term ‘social group’ refers to the fact that…
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Any society is not simply a collection of isolated individuals - identify ourselves into individuals groups (e.g. voting, joining a club)
4
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BASIL BERNSTEIN claimed…
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Working-class: restricted code of language (relates to the here and now)
Middle-class: elaborated code (more explicit and dependant on context)
- work contributed to a deficit model of language being associated with the working class
