LING 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Blind Experiment, Nigerian English, Language Change
24 Oct 2017
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Reaction paper due september 29th: 1rp: choose one supplementary reading from moodle library reserves 2 pages, 1rp & 2rp: choose two supplementary readings from moodle library reserves 3 pages. The ethnic structure of the montreal english-speaking community boberg"s study. Labov (during his study of the /r/ in forth floor ( foath floa ) would ask them to repeat it to fully understand what they said/meant. Identity (fairclough, 2003: social vs. linguistic variables, planned form of discourse, standard language: lang. that must be taught as a child. Limited to certain classes must go to school/uni to be taught: higher class children/ more privilege. *standard language = standard varieties: having a standard language provides control, power authority, legitimacy (politicians look for these characteristics, political discourse reflects social differences, 2 of the variables used; formal/informal, wanted to accommodate. All languages have internal variety they are all made up of a myriad of varieties.
