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SPHY103 EXAM 1-11 > Module 10 - Socioilinguistics > Flashcards

Module 10 - Socioilinguistics Flashcards

1
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Language is determined by___

A

Political and social contexts

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2
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Language loss =

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oppression

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3
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Language is___

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control

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4
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Dialect (2)

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Mutually intelligible forms of language that
differ in systematic ways

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5
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Accent

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Distinguishable phonological / phonetic characteristics between groups of speakers

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6
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Regional Dialects

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Geography

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7
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Sociolects

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Socio-economic factors

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8
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Ethnolects

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Spoken by different
ethnic groups

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9
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Genderlects

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Differences between
women and men

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10
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Generational factors

A

age

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11
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Culture-specific dialect

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Differences in culture
Eg. Aboriginal Englishes

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12
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Idiolect

A

Unique language characteristics of individual speaker

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13
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Situational factors influences___

A

Our use of non-standard dialects

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14
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Pidgin

A

Language developed from merging 2 mutually unintelligible languages

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15
Q

Pidgin is driven by the need to___

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communicate

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16
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Pidgin often omits

A

Grammar: auxiliaries, prepositions
Simple but rule based

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17
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Creole

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First generation pidgin develops to Creole
Children born with pidgin as 1st language will develop Creole with more complex grammar

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18
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Linguistic parameters that differentiate dialects: (4)

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Phonological differences
Morphological differences (Bigly)
Syntactic differences (you and me)
Lexical / semantic differences (“thong” (underwear / flip flops))

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19
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Situational factors focus on ___ (3)

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Participants
Setting
purpose

20
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Situational factors (4)

A

Style
Slang
Jargon
register

21
Q

Style

A

Degree of formality

22
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Style shifting:

A

When you change from one style to another
Eg. Speaking to grandparents you might style shift to a more formal style

23
Q

Slang

A

Invented words to keep with new ideas
A slang from an old generation might end up being standard vocabulary (eg. Fan <- fanatic)

24
Q

Jargon

A

Words associated to a profession / occupation
Eg. Medical jargon, speech pathology jargon

25
Q

Register

A

A variety of language determined by
Specific activity
Subject matter
Eg. Legal register, register of computing, texting (lol)

26
Q

Is the standard language superior?

A

No, all languages even the unstandardized dialects are legitimate language systems

27
Q

Who makes the rules of standard language?

A

Upper middle classes

28
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What are the 2 sides to the process of standardized language?

A

Devaluing of other unstandardized languages
Validation of dominant cutlures

29
Q

What are the 3 main dialects of AusE according to Cox & Fletcher?

A

Standard AusE
Australian Aboriginal English(es)
Ethnocultural English(es)

30
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7 syntactic variations of non-standard AusE dialects

A
  • Past participle in place of standard past-tense terms
  • Omission of auxiliaries
  • Lack of number agreement between subject & verb
  • Topic fronting
  • Multiple Negation
  • Double Comparative
  • Use of conjunction in final position
31
Q

Name the syntactic variation:
I seen him on Tuesday. We done it yesterday

A

Past participle in place of standard past-tense terms

32
Q

Name the syntactic variation:
He teaching today?

A

Omission of auxiliaries

33
Q

We wasn’t to blame. He don’t like you.

A

Lack of number agreement between subject & verb (plurals?)

34
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My friend, he’s gone out

A

Topic fronting

35
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I didn’t take no apple

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Multiple negation

36
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She’s more happier now

A

Double comparative

37
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It wasn’t very interesting but

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Use of conjunction at the final position

38
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High Rising Terminal / Tone / Tune (HRT)

A

Prosody
Refers to rising inflection in declarative statements

39
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What is the purpose of HRT?

A

Used to check listener’s understanding

40
Q

How was aboriginal english developed?

A

From colonisation and being banned from speaking their traditional language

41
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What percentage of Aboriginal Australians use Aboriginal English as their first language?

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80%

42
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Are there significant regional differences?

A

Yes, they vary due to regional and historical differences

43
Q

Does Aboriginal English have complex sentence structures?

A

yes

44
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Aboriginal English evolved at the same time as

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Standard Australian English

45
Q

Aboriginal englishes can have light or heavy dialects. What does light dialect refer to?

A

Light dialect are closer to standard AusE

46
Q

Which dialect should be the norm?

A

The dialect of the community you are practicing in

47
Q

Dialects are never___

A

Impairments. There are just differences in dialects.

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