Language variation and change in social context, including dialects, register, and language and identity.
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- What is sociolinguistics?
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The study of language variation and change in relation to social factors such as class, gender, age, ethnicity, and context.- What is a speech community?
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A group of speakers who share a set of linguistic norms and patterns of language use.- How does a dialect differ from a language?
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Dialects are mutually intelligible varieties of a language, while languages are generally not mutually intelligible.- What is a sociolect?
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A language variety associated with a particular social group or social class.- Define register.
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A variety of language used in a particular social situation or for a particular purpose.- What is code-switching?
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The alternation between two or more languages or language varieties within the same conversation or utterance.- What is diglossia?
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A situation in which two language varieties coexist within a speech community with distinct social roles and contexts of use.- What does linguistic variation refer to?
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Differences in language use across speakers, contexts, or time within the same language or dialect.- What is language change?
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The process by which linguistic features evolve differently across time within a speech community.- How does language relate to identity?
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Language serves as a marker of personal, ethnic, regional, and social identity and group membership.- What is linguistic prestige?
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The social status and value attributed to a particular language variety or linguistic feature.- What is the standard language?
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The variety of a language that is considered the norm for formal communication, education, and official use.- What is the linguistic marketplace?
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The social context in which speakers must decide whether to use their native dialect or the standard variety based on social rewards.- What are language attitudes?
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The beliefs and feelings speakers hold about different language varieties, often reflecting social stereotypes.- What is linguistic insecurity?
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A speaker's feeling of anxiety or shame about their own language variety due to negative attitudes toward it.
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