Milroy and Milroy's Study Flashcards
When did Milroy and Milroy do their studies?
1978, 1980, 1987
What concept did Milroy and Milroy create to observe language use?
Social networks
What are Social Networks?
Connections that people have with each other in a group of people
What does it mean if a social network is tight?
Everyone in the social network know each other well and you also know them well
What does it mean if a social network is loose?
Lots of people in the network may not know each other very well
What is a multiplex network?
When people you socialise with in the network are present in multiple different aspects of your life
What aspects of your life could some of your friends be in multiple of?
Work, School, Activities
Why are social networks important to observe language use?
It can show how peoples register changes as they go between social networks
Which 3 areas did Milroy and Milroy observe?
Protestant area with low unemployment, Protestant area with moderate unemployment, Catholic area with moderate unemployment
What did Milroy and Milroy find with the register in stronger social networks?
It was more informal and casual
What is the informal commonly used language called?
Vernacular
What did Milroy and Milroy find in both protestant areas with men and women?
Women used less vernacular features, Men did not mind being informal in conversation
What did Milroy and Milroy find in both Protestant areas with women?
They spoke in more informal ways like the men as a sign of showing their solidarity with unemployed men
What was the conclusion that Milroy and Milroy made?
People may change their register due to wider social network contexts as shown with the social solidarity with the unemployed men in the Catholic area
