Language And Age

Question 1

Gary Ives

Answer 1

Asked 63 teens of various ages were asked the question “do people speak differently depending on their age?” A quite incredible 100% answered yes a general assumption made by teenagers in this research was that was we get older our language becomes more standard.

Question 2

Jenny Cheshire (1987)

Answer 2

Argues that “it is becoming recognised that adult language as well as child language develops in response to important life events that affect the social relations and social attitudes of individuals “therefore chronological age itself does not change language use rather life experiences do.

Question 3

Gary Ives

Answer 3

Teen speak
-informal register
-taboo language
-dialect
-slang

Question 4

Anna Brita stenstrom

Answer 4

Teen talk
-irregular turn taking
-overlaps
-indistinct articulation
-word shortenings
-teasing and name calling
-slang
-taboo
-verbal duelling

Question 5

Penelope eckert (2003)

Answer 5

Common features of teen talk:
-use of “like” and “okay”
-rising intonation “up talk”
- multiple negation