Sociohistorical Linguistics

Question 1

Definition

Answer 1

Study of relationship between language and society

Question 2

Correlational sociolinguistics

Answer 2

Why we speak differently in social situations

Question 3

Social class

Answer 3

Individuals with similar social/ economic characteristics

Question 4

Social stratification

Answer 4

Hierarchical ordering by social class

Question 5

Sociolects

Answer 5

Language used by social class

Question 6

Tudor/ Stuart context

Answer 6

Social stratification
Chaucer’s pray/ fight/ labour- professions, mobility
Land- gentry/ non-gentry
Merchants- traders/ craftsmen

Question 7

Linguistic phenomenons

Answer 7

Ye/ you in subject position
Inversion after then
3rd person singular s/ th

Question 8

Ye/ you in subject position

Answer 8

Distribution according to rank (upper gentry advance)

Question 9

3rd person singular s/ th

Answer 9

Have/ do lag, women/ upper gentry/ professionals advance

Question 10

Inversion after then (VS/ SV)

Answer 10

Slow change, men lead

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Abstract linguistic variable

Answer 11

Concrete linguistic variant

Question 12

Assumptions

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Realisations vary, people locate themselves by their decisions, variation is expressed by frequency

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NYC rhoticity method

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Saks 5th Avenue, Macy’s, S.Klein, where are the women’s shoes (on the 4th floor x2)

Question 14

NYC rhoticity results

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The higher the social class the more likely there was a post vocalic r, an r at the end, and tense/ careful production

Question 15

Object

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Past: Grammar
Present: Grammar/ pronunciation

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Data

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Past: Written
Present: Spoken/ written

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Context

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Past: Reconstructed
Present: Known

Question 18

Results

Answer 18

Past: Known
Present: Unknown