LIN 1340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: High Rising Terminal, Sioux Language, Lakota Language
3 Feb 2015
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Jan 21 2014 structured heterogeneity variability is inherent-not free. it"s rule governed. G droppin" is a phonological variable social dialect sociolect: idiolect individual"s dialect. Lmc lead the change grammatical variables eg multiple negation/negative concord: broad stratification bc largely stigmatized, vs phonetical variables: generally fine stratification (difference in usage is less sharp) Today superficial diff btw male/female language: anatomical pitch differences (larynx, males tend to have longer, as well as thicker vocal cords. therefore vibrate at lower frequency) Biology vs social conditioning can biology explain all linguistic differences btw male/female? it"s role is controversial. Males have bigger brains but females have bigger lang parts of brains & mature faster by adulthood, male/female competency evens out: biology can explain verbal behaviour. Refers to traits & behaviour appropriate for male/female in a particular society. Therefore it differs/varies across ethnicity/soc class/diff time periods. Performativity: gender is performed, not innate, something people do.
