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