Linguistics 2 Flashcards
Define Native Speaker’s Competence
system of linguistic knowledge possessed by native speakers of a language
Define Nativism (Chomsky)
Language is innate
Define Functionalism (Firth)
Language adapts to society’s needs
Define Behaviourism (Skinner)
Language is learnt through operant conditioning - positive and negative reinforcers
Define the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
our structure of language greatly influences our modes of thought
Define Diglossia
two varieties of a language exist together with each having different roles
Define Ambiguity
allows confusion for intentional purposes
Define Phatic communication
small talk rather than to retrieve specific answers
Define Corpus planning
Language standardisation
Define Status planning
allocation of functions to a language
Define Prestige Planning
to make the status change socially acceptable
Define Implementation Planning
government supports the implementation so it is spread on a national scale
what non-linguistic goals can planning achieve?
socioeconomic modernisation or national integration
linguistic assimilation
everyone speaks and understands a dominant language
linguistic pluralism
multilingualism and coexistence of different languages and the right to maintain and cultivate them
