Introduction lecture - describing - Birth of sociolinguistics
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What were the traditional dialectology in linguistics?
- Focus on norms
- non-mobile
- older
- rural (in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.)
- male
- small sample sizes
- questionnaires and interviews
People with these factors were mostly researched, because thought to have the most dialect differences.
What happend with sociolinguistics in 1966
- Labov
- soical stratification of English in NYC
- showed systematic variation based on soical factors like education, income, status, power ect.
The three problems with the social stratification?
- How to classify speakers by social status
- How to observe speakers’ ‘natural speech’
- How to provide a broader range of speech styles
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How to measure social class?
- Factors of production:
- Occupation (what work someone does)
- Income
- Education
- Lifestyle:
- Behaviours
- Social capital (etiquette)
- Connections
Which speakers have the most linguistic insecurity?
In language attitude research standard forms are often
perceived as? And non-standard forms are often perceived as? Why even use non-standard forms?
- In language attitude research standard forms are often perceived as:
- Intelligent
- High social status
- Non-standard forms are often perceived as:
- Friendly
- Trustworthy
- Why even use non-standard forms?
- Belonging, identity, local connection
- Covert norms
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