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language attitudes

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the beliefs and feelings individuals have about particular ways of using language

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language documentation

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work done by linguists to make records (e.g., grammar, dictionaries) about languages, especially endangered languages

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language gap

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the idea that children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds have less linguistic input and this contributes to poorer school performance; refuted by sociolinguists

See opportunity gap

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language ideologies

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ideas about language with regard to society; often unconscious ideas about the values of certain ways of speaking

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language maintenance

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the continued use of a minority language

Compare with language shift

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language planning

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efforts to develop a language, or its use, in a particular direction

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language policy

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legal efforts (making policies or laws) intended to support language planning

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language shift

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when speakers cease to use a minority language and instead adopt the majority language for ingroup use

Compare with language maintenance

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language socialization

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the process of becoming an active, competent participant in a particular cultural group, viewed as taking place through language practices

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level of significance

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a term used in statistical analyses to indicate the probability that the relationship between the variables being analyzed could occur by chance

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leveling

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the elimination of differences between varieties over time; may lead to the formation of a new, uniform variety

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lexical diffusion

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a term used to refer to how sound change spreads through the words in a language

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lexifier language

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the language which contributes most of the lexicon in the development of a pidgin or creole language and not the native language of any of the speakers

See also superstrate

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LGBTQ

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stands for ‘lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning’; used as an inclusive term which also recognizes diversity

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life cycle model

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a model of pidgin and creole formation which relies on the idea that a pidgin becomes a creole when it is spoken to children and becomes their native language; through nativization elaboration ensues

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lifestyle

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sets of practices which separate individuals into different hierarchically organized groups

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Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

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a term used in the US public school system to refer to learners of English

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lingua franca

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a common language used to communicate in situations in which speakers of different languages interact

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linguistic anthropology

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the sub-field of anthropology which deals with language as social behavior; overlaps with SL

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linguistic constraints (on variation)

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the linguistic context which conditions the use of particular variants

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linguistic ethnography

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an approach in which ethnography is used to complement an analysis of specific linguistic practices, incorporating microanalyses of conversations with the study of cultural norms and ideologies

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linguistic inequality

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a situation in which languages have varying levels of social value, and this leads to inequality among different linguistic groups

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linguistic landscapes

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the visual display of languages through signs, billboards, advertisements, graffiti, and so on

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linguistic marketplace

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the context in which particular ways of speaking take on different symbolic values

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linguistic universals
aspects of language which can be found in all languages
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linguistic variable
See *variable*
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linguistic variation
a term used to describe the different linguistic forms which can be used to express the same denotational meaning (which generally have different social meanings) See also *variant*
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locution
a meaningful utterance
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loose social network
a social network in which the people who have ties to ego do not have ties to each other Compare with *dense social network*
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macrolinguistic studies
studies in SL which are 'macro' both in the sense that they analyze large amounts of data and that they focus on societal issues
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macro-sociolinguistics
the part of SL that addresses larger societal patterns of language use (e.g., language attitudes, etc) Compare with *micro-sociolinguistics*
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macro-sociopolitical factors
one of the three types of factors looked at in language policy and planning research, having to with social and political developments on a state or national level
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marker
a linguistic feature that carries social meaning which is apparent to speakers Compare with *indicators* and *stereotypes*
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matched guise
a method to study language attitudes; research participants are asked to judge speakers of different languages, based on a recording of their voices, for a variety of characteristics; unbeknownst to them, the same speaker is given to them in different 'guises' (i.e., soeaking two different *codes*)
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membership categorization devices
aspects of language which allow us to assign people and things into particular social categories
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mesolect
term used to describe the variety of a creole language that is in the mid-range on the continuum between the *superstrate* and the variety furthest from the superstrate Compare with *basilect* and *acrolect*
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metaphorical codeswitching
the use of a code as a means to symbolically redefine the interaction Compare with *situational codeswitching*
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metrolingual
the use of multiple languages in ways that do not assume an index of a variety and a particular social group
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microlinguistic studies
studies about specific linguistic features used by particular speakers or groups and their social meanings Compare with *macrolinguistic studies*
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micro-sociolinguistics
the part of SL that addresses the relationship between the use of specific varieties or linguistic features and social structure and categories Compare with *macro-sociolinguistics*
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minimal pairs
two words with different meanings but which differ in only one sound, indicating that this particular sound is a phoneme in the language: for instance 'pen' and 'pin' in many dialects of English
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mixed language
term used to refer to a type of contact language which is a combination of two languages: the grammar is mostly from one language and the lexicon mostly from the other (although there are variations on, and exceptions to, this general pattern)
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monogenetic, monogenesis
the idea that creole languages all share a single, common origin
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monoglossic ideology
the idea that languages are distinct entities and should be kept strictly separate in their use
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monophthongization
the pronunciation of a diphthong (a sound including two vowels in one syllable) as a single vowel sound
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morpheme
the smallest grammatical unit which can be assigned semantic meaning
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morphophonemic variation
changes in the phonological forms of a morpheme in different linguistic contexts
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muda (singular), mudes (plural)
a term used to describe when a language user changes their linguistic repertoire and identification as a user of a particular language
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multilingual, multilingualism
a person able to speak more than one language, or the situation in which speakers can and do speak more than one language
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multilingual discourse
the use of linguistic elements from more than one *variety* in a conversation or text
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multiple negation
the use of more than one negative particle to indicate negation; in English, this is nonstandard, but it is part of standard grammar in other languages (e.g., French and Spanish)
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multiplex social network
a *social network* in which each tie represents several different types of relationships, for example, a relative is also a colleague and a neighbor
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mutability of style
the idea that the social meaning of a particular style of variant is not fixed but emerges in the discourse
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mutual intelligibility
capability of being understood by both sides; used to discuss different languages or dialects and whether the speakers can understand each other
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nationalism
feeling of loyalty to a nation
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hot nationalism
actions motivated by nationalism
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banal nationalism
everyday displays of nationalism
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native speakerism
the privileging of so-called native speakers the only true owners and arbitrators of a language
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negative face
a term from politeness theory which refers to an individual's desire to not be imposed upon by others Compare with *positive face*
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negative politeness
a term from politeness theory which refers to the linguistic strategies used by speakers to not threaten the negative face of others See *face-threatening acts* and *negative face*
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neo-colonial
pertaining to the use of a combination of globalization, capitalist enterprise, and cultural imperialism by one country to exert influence over another; draws a parallel to colonialism in which influence is gained through direct military or political dominance
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neoliberal
a form of liberalism which favors free market capitalism
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Newscaster English
one term used to refer to what is considered a standard dialect of North American English
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