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Language and Identity | Key theories and concepts Flashcards

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1
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define semiotics

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the study of signs and symbols, what they mean and how they are used

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2
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what is an icon

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a sign that represents or indicates something else

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3
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what is sanders peirce’s theory

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a sign represents something else

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what is a symbol

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what you’ve been taught is what you identify

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what is an index

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a sign and object connected in a logical way

e.g tired (icon)- need sleep (index)

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what is syntax

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the structure of sentences

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what are pragmatics

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the context

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what does sociolect mean

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language belonging to a specific group of people e.g- they have the same social group, share the same social factors- class, age, occupation

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what does familect mean

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language you and your family use and sometimes create that probably wouldn’t be used elsewhere

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what does idiolect mean

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the specific way an individual speaks

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what is a social network

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a social structure made up of individuals who are linked by one or more specific connections

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12
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networks can either be ______ or ________

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open
closed

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what is a closed network

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when someone’s personal contacts all know each other

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what is an open network

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when someone’s contacts tend not to know each other

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what does density mean

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whether members of a person’s network are in touch with each other

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16
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open networks have a low density, closed networks have a high density- T or F

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true

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17
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what is physical context

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where a conversation takes place

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what is epistemic context

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what the speakers now about the world, background knowledge about the subject of the conversation

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what is linguistic context

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what’s already been said in the conversation

20
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what is social context

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social relationship among speakers and listeners

21
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list thornborrow’s four identities

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master
interactional
personal
relational

22
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what is master identity according to thornborrow

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this identity is stable and unchanging, e.g gender, ethnicity

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what is interactional identity according to thornborrow

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the roles people take on in a communicative context with specific other people

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what is personal identity according to thornborrow

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stable and unique, the way in which people talk and behave towards others

25
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what is relational identity according to thornborrow

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the kind of relationship that a person entacts

26
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what is whorfianism (1956)

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the structure of a language affects its speaker’s world view: language we use determines the way we think about things

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what is tajfel’s theory

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an individual acts as a member of a group they identify with

28
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according to tajfel what is social categorisation

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the world is divided into ‘them’ and ‘us’

29
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what are grice’s four maxims

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quality
quantity
relevance
manner

30
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what does grice’s maxim of quality state

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speaker’s contributions ought to be true

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what does grice’s maxim of quantity state

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speaker’s contributions should not say too much or to little

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what does grice’s maxim of relevance state

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contributions should relate to the topic

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what does grice’s maxim of manner state

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contributions should be rude or obscure

34
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what does goffman’s theory entail

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he suggested that we present a particular image of ourself to others: this is called presenting a ‘face

35
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what is a adjunct

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an additive that is not of importance

36
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what is a disjunct

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adverbs that express an attitude

37
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who came up with the accomodation theory

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giles

38
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what is giles’ accomodation theory

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people adjust their speech to one another

39
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what is accommodation

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constant movement toward and away from others by changing communicative behaviour

40
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what is convergence

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strategy through which you adapt communication behaviour to become similar to another person

41
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what is divergence

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strategy of accentuating the difference between yourself and another person.

42
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what is a denotation

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a factual meaning

43
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what is a connotation

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inferred, personal meaning

44
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list 3 examples of modal auxiliary verbs (possibility)

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will shall could may might must should

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