Language And Ethnicity Flashcards

1
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Which variety is the highest prestige and linked to education?

A

White variety

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There are varieties we associate with different ethnic groups,we can tell by an __ accuracy

A

80%

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Some people think that using “white English” is a ________ to ethnic varieties

A

Betrayal

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4
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What does the term ethnicity really mean?

A

Refers to one’s family heritage

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5
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What feature is the closest link to ethnicity?

A

Linguistics, it is linked to the language of the place

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What does butler say about how we perform our identity?

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We perform our identity through our language, ethnic identities is one of the ways we do it

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Give an example of someone’s nationality,ethnic group and language

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Pakistani=nationality
Punjabi=ethnic group
Punjabi= language

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Why might speakers choose aspects of their language that perform their ethnicity?

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in order to signal their identity or their relationship with their interlocutor

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Give an example of aspects of a language that perform religion

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Wallahi= I swear and Muslims use it
Shalom sabat= happy Saturday(Hebrew),Jewish people use it

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Why might speakers choose aspects of their language that reflect their ethnic minority?

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To signal how incorrect you are
-Labov said it’s trying to obtain covert prestige

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Why might some people use black variety when they aren’t black?

A

To get credibility

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What do Irish speakers avoid?

A

The word “yes” and say “that is to be sure” instead

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13
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What’s the word Ashkenazj jewish speakers use that means “really good person”?

A

Mench

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What is the biggest pidgin language found in the island of Vanuatu?

A

Bislama

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15
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Bislama is a lingua Franca,what does that mean?

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Trading language (when 2 different language is fed need to communicate with one another)

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16
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What does Bislama contain?

A

English words(but the language is not like english)

17
Q

Bislama and English are ________ ________

A

Mutually incomprehensible

18
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Where does pidgin survive?

A

In a place that has several languages

19
Q

Bislama is no one’s ____ language

20
Q

Pidgin and creole take the words from a dominant language and then the _____,_______,_______ from several others

A

Syntax,grammar,phonology

21
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Pidgin develops into a Creole if what happens?

A

It becomes someone’s first language

22
Q

What do these bamboo english phrases mean:
Me love you longtime
My shack up
Cut a chogy
Boonies

A

I will love you for a long time
Temporary girlfriend
To leave
The back and beyond (rainforest where soldiers shoot at you in Vietnam)

23
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Who uses Bamboo english? (Contact pidgin)

A

Asian sex workers

24
Q

How did Jamaican Creole (patwa) become a language?

A

Britain set up farms, policy of the colonial government to divide speech communities,Jamaican creole is what the slaves developed to communicate with eachother

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What is the meaning of extended creole?
Stays around long enough that it’s sophisticated (can talk about physics,ect)
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How did Jamaican creole become extended?
Has existed since 17th century
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Why is the Lexis of pidgin limited?
Small vocabulary,tends to be from one dominant language
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What sounds are rare within pidgin and creole?
ð= “th” (sixth) θ= “th”(then)
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Why does pidgin tend to use reduplication of homophones(sounds)?
To extend the meaning of words
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Give examples of reduplication in pidgin
Sip= ship sipsip=sheep Krai=cry kralkrai=cry continuously
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Pidgins and creole do not mark _____ nouns
Plural
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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)
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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