ANT253H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Abbreviation, Gematria, Middle Ages
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Li based on dialect or regional speech, rather than standardized norm. Change in li in upward mobility situations is more of a modification of identity rather construction of it. Variation based on social variable of location i. e. in italy, speakers of dialects have in the past forged their lis on basis of dialects. Lis were negotiated in dialectal contexts and then mitigated/adapted in contact with structures for imparting a standardized li. Indexical identity was dialectal; symbolic one become standardized from in situations of contact (at school/society, etc. ) Factors for generating dichotomy include: geographical isolation, patterns of cultural independence, continuous contact with standard italian in various situations. Ideolog(cid:455) is (cid:862)ideatio(cid:374)(cid:863) or for(cid:373)atio(cid:374) of ideas (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)ted to la(cid:374)guage not tied to political/economic forces but mirrors them, encodes them, and filters perceptions of them. Most basic aspect of indexical identity-formation is name-giving: name transforms human being into a person; providing identity, link to kinship unit, passage rite into specific society.
