LIN 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: William Labov, African American Vernacular English, English Studies
23 Apr 2019
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Isogloss - line drawn on a dialect map to represent boundaries of specific linguistic features. Language variationbut all varieties of language are equally logical. Social variation (as seen in william labov"s study) Gender variation (ex. women tend to use variants associated with prestige) Ethnic variation (different ethnic groups have different dialects) Age variation (ex. adolescents tend to use non-standard language) William labov and social stratification of english in nyc . Saw that /r/-dropping had to do with social-class affiliation. Aae is a creole (language created from pidgin) Pidgin - simplified code spoken in groups w/o common language. Creole - native speakers of the pidgin form and a natural language is born. Aae is a west african language, only superficially like english. Elementary school children v. ann arbor school district. 53% of students in oakland public schools are black by only teaching them standard american english.
