Section C lang journal

Question 1

Ableist slur ‘spaz’ = shortening Adjective ‘

ableist’ = affixation

Answer 1

as our values have changed, this language has come to be widely considered unacceptable
Change in values > tolerance + acceptance
“I understand the power words can have” (lizzo)

Question 2

teen speek

eg. slay –> shift

Answer 2

Used to promote individual + group identity by excluding those who don’t understand it
‘The use of slang is a means of marking social or linguistic identity.’ (Crystal)

Question 3

‘they’

Answer 3

social change = values are in flux / minorities have more opportunity to express selves > creativity and ‘rules’ of Standard are open to change

“the personal expression of gender identity has become an increasing part of our shared discourse” (Reuters)

Question 4

’ Mcbrigger’

Answer 4

couple joined surnames to make new one
‘names have morphed to reflect the attitude of the times and the changing nature of society’ (david Mclean)

social change = values are in flux / minorities have more opportunity to express selves > creativity and ‘rules’ of Standard are open to change

next step to achieve equality between husband wife

Question 5

pandemic creating new words

eg. social distancing

Answer 5

” with language change is invetible phenomonenon occouring in every culture, in every dialect, in real and precived time” (anne dleaney)

Question 6

technology: punctuation

Answer 6

• used different in written formal and written informal (text) contexts
• text–> exaggerated to mimic speech/ acts as prosodic features
• codified punctuation changed as a result of texting
• ‘fullstops has become an emotion marker’ (david crystal)

Question 7

technology: emoji

Question 8

reclamation