LANGUAGE VARIETIES Flashcards
1
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a new language which develops in situations where speakers of
different languages need to communicate but don’t share a common
language. The vocabulary of pidgin comes mainly from one particular
language called the ‘lexifier’.
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Pidgin
2
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- a pidgin that has become a native language of a community
- has taken most of its vocabulary from the lexifier, but has its own
unique grammatical rules
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Creole
3
Q
-not a distinct language but a variety of a language spoken in
particular area of a country.
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Regional Dialect
4
Q
- a variety of language used by minority ethnic group
which they use as a marker of identity, usually alongside a
standard variety.
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Minority Dialect
5
Q
-spoken mainly as second languages in ex-colonies with
Multilingual populations.
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Indigenized Variety
6
Q
- style of communications that rarely or never changes and does not require feedbacks
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Static Register/Frozen Register
7
Q
- language used in formal settings and usually follows a commonly accepted
format Formal Register
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Formal Register
8
Q
- a professional discourse which is formal and the users are accompanied by societal expectations
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Consultative Register
9
Q
- informal language used by peers and friends (slang, vulgarities,
colloquialisms)
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Casual Register
10
Q
- used in ‘private’ communication and is reserved for close family members or intimate people
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Intimate Register
11
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GALINGAN MO BABYYYYYYYY
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ME TOOO MAMAAAA!!!!!