quotations and study design Flashcards
language is….
“language is in a …
constant state of flux” (crystal)
Standar Aus E
“a benchmark of…
excellence that reflects correctess, precision, purity and elegance” (Burridge)
formal choices
“lend…
dignity, weight and authority to a communication” (Pam Peters)
non-standard
“all dialects are…
equally good for the purposes they serve” (Burridge and Mulder)
informal lg
“reflects the …
values, aspirations and accomplishements of those people you most closely identify with” (Burridge)
overt vs covert prestege
“the value of a low …
prestige variety for solidarity and identification with a group can often outweigh considerations of prestige, status or social advancement” (Ryan)
coolquialis and dimin endings can …
“increase your likeability” (Dr Evan Kidd)
lang + id
“every social group has its own…
linguistic bonding mechanism” (Crystal)
AbE
Aboriginal Englishes are a…
“powerful vehicle for the expression of Aboriginal identity” (Diana Eades)
AbE
“Aboringinal English plays an important role in the …
maintenance and assertion of Aboriginal identity” (Eades)
lg
“language is a dynamic …
symbol of identity and culture” (Felicity Cox)
Aus E
“Australian English functions as a …
significant and extremely powerful symbol of national identity” (Macquarie Uni)
ts
youth have always used language as a …
“code, a way of excluding others” (McCrindle)
ts
teenspeak is …
“rich and vibrant and full of creativity of the people who use it” (Prof Anne Curzan)
ts + digital
the way young lg users have used lg has become …
“an ongoing performance of identity” (Dr Zappavigna)
slang
the use of slang is a ..
“a means of marking social or linguistic identity” (Crystal)
slang
slang words are like …
“masonic mortar” (Burridge)
Aus + slang
Australians are reknowned for their …
“colloquial creativty” and their “colourful compounds” (collins)
eup
eups serve direct human interest by …
“avoiding those things which threaten to cause offence or distress” (Burridge)
jargon
unless you are a member of the clique, …
“its gibberish” (Pinker)
jargon
“it is not …
exclusivity; it is precision” (Fry)
Jargon
“jargon facilitates …
communication on one hand but erects quite successful communication barriers on the other” (Burrige)
dys
dysp serve to
“vent strong emotion” (Fromkin et all)
discrim
discrim lg had the effect of …
“reinforcing the subjugation of people already in a weak or vulnerable position in society” (Clive Hamilton, The Convo)
PC
Chomsky said ….
“a healthy expansion of moral concern”
x2
doublespeak is …
“dishonest and dangerous” (Burnside and Watson)
x2
lg is more often an instrument of …
“concealment rather than revelation” (Pinter
Vocal effects
- coughs
- laughter
- breath
Phonological patterning
[think ocaarr (like ocker)]
Onomatopoeia, consonance, assonance, alliteration, rhyme, rhythm
Morphological patterning
Conversion of word class, creative word formation
Syntactic patterning
[think pal]
Parallelism, antithesis, listing
Discourse factors that contribute to a texts cohesion
- lexical choice: synonymy, antonymy, hyponymy, collocation
- info flow: (fec)
- anaphoric and catatonic reference
- deictics
- repetition or ellipsis
- substitution
- conjunctions and adverbials
Semantic patterning
Fig lg, simile, metaphor, irony, personification, oxymoron, puns, lexical ambiguity, animation
Sense relations/ lexical meaning
Denotations, connotations, synonymy, antonymy, hyponymy, idiom
SAE
SAE is the …
“dominant dialect” (Aus Voices, Macquaire Uni)
SAE
SAE is linguistic
“best practice” (Burridge)
ethnolects
“ethnicity is …
an important part of social identity and is something people want to express through their language” - Burrige and Mulder
slang/dys
changing societal view affect what is acceptible and not quote:
“societal shifts will have linguistic repurcussions” (Allan and Burridge)
PC
clairfing language which may have once been socially acceptible as no longer politically correct is ultimately …
“chipping away at the idea alienating people through language is acceptible in the first place” (Jane Uwujaren)
