Language and Age Flashcards

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What year was Eckerts study

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1998

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How did eckert begin to categorise age in a new way

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she did it through three categories
1. chronological (years since birth)
2. biological (physical maturity)
3.social (life events-marriage/children)

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what did Cheshire say in 1987

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said that adults develop their language in response to life events that affect social relations and attitudes of people

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what was gary ives study

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He asked 63, 17 year olds if they thought age affected language and all said yes

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some limitations of the gary ives study

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all participants are
-from the same area
-same age
-same education
-limited number/variation

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what do most theorists say that study language and age

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most say that teens use slang and taboo lexis as if no other group uses this as well, but in reality these are just features of language for everyone

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what does zimmerman say about language and age

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argues the following factors are influential
-media and press
-new means of communication
-music
-street art and graffiti

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what is eckerts response to ‘are teens all the same’

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she says not quite, that adolescents do not all talk the same but there are many differences more than any other age group

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what does strenstrum say

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she says that teens have features such as overlaps, slang, taboo lexis and mumbling
-are these not just spontaneous speech habits for everyone
-code switching is a skill

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what are some influential factors that affect the way we speak due to age

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-peer pressure
-wanting to fit in
-technology gives ability to communicate further
-youth culture
-set apart from other generations

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De Klerk (2005)

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seek to establish new identities
want to be seen as cool
freedom to challenge language

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