Language And Ethnicity Flashcards
Which variety is the highest prestige and linked to education?
White variety
There are varieties we associate with different ethnic groups,we can tell by an __ accuracy
80%
Some people think that using “white English” is a ________ to ethnic varieties
Betrayal
What does the term ethnicity really mean?
Refers to one’s family heritage
What feature is the closest link to ethnicity?
Linguistics, it is linked to the language of the place
What does butler say about how we perform our identity?
We perform our identity through our language, ethnic identities is one of the ways we do it
Give an example of someone’s nationality,ethnic group and language
Pakistani=nationality
Punjabi=ethnic group
Punjabi= language
Why might speakers choose aspects of their language that perform their ethnicity?
in order to signal their identity or their relationship with their interlocutor
Give an example of aspects of a language that perform religion
Wallahi= I swear and Muslims use it
Shalom sabat= happy Saturday(Hebrew),Jewish people use it
Why might speakers choose aspects of their language that reflect their ethnic minority?
To signal how incorrect you are
-Labov said it’s trying to obtain covert prestige
Why might some people use black variety when they aren’t black?
To get credibility
What do Irish speakers avoid?
The word “yes” and say “that is to be sure” instead
What’s the word Ashkenazj jewish speakers use that means “really good person”?
Mench
What is the biggest pidgin language found in the island of Vanuatu?
Bislama
Bislama is a lingua Franca,what does that mean?
Trading language (when 2 different language is fed need to communicate with one another)
What does Bislama contain?
English words(but the language is not like english)
Bislama and English are ________ ________
Mutually incomprehensible
Where does pidgin survive?
In a place that has several languages
Bislama is no one’s ____ language
first
Pidgin and creole take the words from a dominant language and then the _____,_______,_______ from several others
Syntax,grammar,phonology
Pidgin develops into a Creole if what happens?
It becomes someone’s first language
What do these bamboo english phrases mean:
Me love you longtime
My shack up
Cut a chogy
Boonies
I will love you for a long time
Temporary girlfriend
To leave
The back and beyond (rainforest where soldiers shoot at you in Vietnam)
Who uses Bamboo english? (Contact pidgin)
Asian sex workers
How did Jamaican Creole (patwa) become a language?
Britain set up farms, policy of the colonial government to divide speech communities,Jamaican creole is what the slaves developed to communicate with eachother
What is the meaning of extended creole?
Stays around long enough that it’s sophisticated (can talk about physics,ect)
How did Jamaican creole become extended?
Has existed since 17th century
Why is the Lexis of pidgin limited?
Small vocabulary,tends to be from one dominant language
What sounds are rare within pidgin and creole?
ð= “th” (sixth)
θ= “th”(then)
Why does pidgin tend to use reduplication of homophones(sounds)?
To extend the meaning of words
Give examples of reduplication in pidgin
Sip= ship sipsip=sheep
Krai=cry kralkrai=cry continuously
Pidgins and creole do not mark _____ nouns
Plural
Give an example of a sentence in pidgin(kamtok) that gets rid of plural nouns
English:”the 2 big newspapERS
Kamtok: “di tu big pepa (newspaper not in plural)
pidgin and creole do not mark plural nouns,some people think it’s _______,while others think it’s _______. Descriptivists don’t _______ _____.
Efficient
Deficient
Believe either
