LING 2P72 Study Guide - Lingua Franca, Creolization, Code-Switching

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Sociolinguists: concerned with the relationship between language and the context in which it is used. Interested to explain why we speak differently in different social contexts and identifying the social functions of languages and the way it"s used to convey social meaning. Linguistic variation: used to express and reflect social factors. Style: within each linguistic level (grammar, etc. ) there is variation, which offers the speaker a choice of ways of expression. A set of linguistic forms used in specific social contexts. Includes different accents, linguistic styles, dialects and languages. Linguistic repertoire: the language that you have available to use. There are millions of words in english, but your repertoire is the knowledge that of words you have. Speech function: how to use speech to complete a specific goal. Domain: general concept drawing on the participants, setting and topic. Social distance: how well do you know each other. Status relationship: what kind of relationship you have.

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