Mid Term 2 section 3 Flashcards
Social Meaning of Language
we signal and enact our social identities through the ways we speak (language and social identities)
Language Varieties
regional, local speakers involved in all social interactions
Multilingualism
most people are proficient in more than one language and language varieties
Individual Multilingualism
a particular person commands two or more languages
Societal Multilingualism
society as a whole permits the use of two or more official languages (ex: Canada- english and french)
Language Standardization
involves the determination of which language can be recognized for official purposes
Language Ideology
set of beliefs on language or a particular language shared by members of a community
Bilingualism
tolerant and progressive; comes with social, cultural, and economic advantages
Ideology of the Standard
perception that language in a rigid and unchanging system (vernacular varieties seen as backward and less desirable)
Ideology of the Dialect
legitimizing the language of the community (creates a community identity)
Codeswitching
switching from one language to another in appropriate settings
Diglossia
superposed variation, often-related languages are divided by function
Factors affecting codeswitching
gender, level of involvement outside English speaking world, employment, age, and speaker’s individual preferences
Communication Dyads
languages that caretakers spoke to each other, languages that caretakers spoke to children, languages that children spoke to caretakers, languages that children spoke to each other
Acadjonne or Acadian French
french spoken by the pilgrims of Canada, represents the vitality and preservation of Francophone minorities.
