SAC3 quotes Flashcards
language is the most important marker of identity (Moore)
multi
of all the markers of identity, language is by far the most significant… it is a multifaceted entity (Moore)
we are what we speak (Moore)
in important ways, we are what we speak and we are how we speak (Moore)
ethnology community (Clyne)
an ethnolect, like a community language, offers a means of expressing linguistic identity, of demonstrating solidarity with these ethnic group (Clyne)
ingroup of variation (Duszak)
(speakers are categorised on the basis of the type of language that they own) the possession is a sign of in-groupness for some and a source of social stigmatisation or rejection for others (Duszak)
distinctive Aus as a mix (Hirst)
the distinctiveness Australian English is the special mix of imports and local growth (Hirst)