UNIT 1 - Definition and Origins of Sociolinguistics Flashcards
Sociolinguistics
area of linguistics which is concerned with relationships between language and society
Micro-linguistics
- Phonetics-Phonology
- Morphology
- Syntax
- Semantics
Macro-linguistics
- Stylistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Pragmatics
- Sociolinguistics
Previous Studies
Systematically Homogeneous
Speech Community
COMPETENCE LANGUE
Linguistique Interne
Sociolinguistics Orderly Heterogeneous
Speech Community
PERFORMANCE PAROLE
Linguistique Externe
Previous studies concentrated on the systematic homogeneity of langue
ignored the heterogeneity of parole and the actual
performance of the speaker
Linguistic variation is not
free at all, but constrained by social, contextual and/or linguistic factors.
Variationist practice
a different way of doing linguistics: empirically based
Real-world linguistics versus armchair linguistics
empirical work on language versus theoretical/introspective study of language
Representativeness
Informants would be selected preserving the sociological
characteristics of the entire population.
Generalisability
- Reliability
- Intersubjectivity
Reliability
The same results would be obtained in repeated observations of the same phenomenon.
Intersubjectivity
Two different researchers observing the same phenomenon would have obtained the same results.
Theoretical Framework
