LIGN 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Code-Switching, Sociolinguistics, Polysemy
10 Jun 2020
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A language is a dialect with an army and a navy. Non-standard dialects are viewed as less correct and less prestigious. Some that are close to standard carry some stigma: standard dialects are often viewed as bland, non-standard are comparatively pleasant, warm, conversational, non-standard dialects have covert prestige, they signify group identity and insider status. Code switching is shifting between language carities ina single context. Correct) it can generate all of the sentences that speakers of a language think are grammatical. Answer) it can relay the definition of a sentence. Answer) it can make any word a placeholder. Answer) you do not need 3-way or 4-way branching for lign 101. Answer) it turns the subject of the sentence into the verb. Answer) it makes the noun of the sentence into a preposition. Answer) it makes a sentence into a question. Correct) it turns the object of a sentence into the subject.
