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LANGUAGE AND AGE

What did Gary Ives investigate?

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Do people think people speak differently depending on their age?

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LANGUAGE AND AGE

Who did Gary Ives investigate?

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63 teens in a West Yorkshire secondary school

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LANGUAGE AND AGE

What reply did Gary Ives get?

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100% yes

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LANGUAGE AND AGE

What did Penelope Eckert argue?

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There are different ways of denoting the concept of age

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LANGUAGE AND AGE

What were Eckert’s three types of age?

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Chronological age, biological age and social age

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LANGUAGE AND AGE

Define chronological age

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Number of years since birth

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LANGUAGE AND AGE

Define biological age

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Physical maturity

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LANGUAGE AND AGE

Define social age

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Linked to life events such as marriage and children

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LANGUAGE AND AGE

Give three features of teen speak

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  • Taboo language
  • Verbal duelling
  • Irregular turn taking
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LANGUAGE AND AGE

What does Eckert say slang is established for?

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It is established for youths to differentiate themselves from the older generation

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LANGUAGE AND AGE

What type of word is LOL?

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A pragmatic particle

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

When was gay marriage made legal in England and Wales?

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2013

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

What can the study of language and gender be classified as?

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Heteronormative, because it doesn’t consider those who may identify as trans, or gender-neutral

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

What is a language stereotype of lesbians?

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They use masculine language

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

What is a language stereotype of gay men?

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They use more effeminise language

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

What is a stereotype of bisexual language?

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They use genderfluid talk

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

What are other issues with sexuality studies?

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  • Cultural bias
  • Doesn’t consider all LGBT groups
  • Sexuality is not a limited identity
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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

What does Dr Lucy Jones say about gender?

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Gender is performative

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

Describe the Kriesling case study

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‘Frat boys and fuck stories’, one in a committed relationship but joined in sharing fuck stories

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

What did Eckert find there to be a correlation between?

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Popularity and gendered straight talk

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

What did Zwicky find?

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Homosexual men change their prosodic or paralinguistic features more than their vocabulary to create a less explicit homosexual code

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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

What does Zwicky say about gay men who use the voice?

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They are marking a desire to differentiate themselves from heterosexual masculinity

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