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Linguistic Anthro Exam 2
exam two
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 3
10/30/2011

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Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
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principle that language shapes the way we see the world
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linguistic relativity (weak version)
Definition
language influences how we perceive the world
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linguistic determinism (strong version)
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language determines worldview
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lexical category
Definition
categories of words that share some culturally meaningful element
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commuicative competence
Definition
knowledge of language; what we know when we really know language
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communicative practice
Definition
language practices used to communicate with each other and create and maintain distinct groups & identities
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S.P.E.A.K.I.N.G
Definition
Setting & scene, Participants, Ends (goals), Acts (what ppl do/what order), Key (cues to tone, manner, spirit), Instrumentalities (way of speaking- causual, formal), Norms (expectations for ling behanvior in context), Genre
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Collusion
Definition
mutual understanding of what is going on in the interaction; what makes communication efficient and move effectively; failure to collude results in miscommunication
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Reciprocal usage of pronouns
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both people address each other using same formate of name
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Non-reciprocal usage of pronouns
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people address each other using different pronouns
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terms of address
Definition
ways of addressing (speaking to) someone (nickname, Name)
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terms of reference
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ways of referring to (speaking about) someone
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dialect
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regionally or socially distinctive variety of language that links people
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prestige
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dialect associated with mainstream social prestige
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stigmatized variety
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dialect associated with negative features from mainstream social perspective
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negative prestige
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vartiety associated with negative social value, carries prestige within certain social groups
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register
Definition
how language varies across situations
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mock language "mini register"
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representation of one language inside another, reflects language attitude
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language attitude
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attitude about language
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speech community
Definition
group of people who share verbal repertoire and set of rules/norms for communication
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community of practice
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group of people who interact regularly and dev unique ways of doing things together
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language socialization
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process children gain communicative competence and is socialized into group through language
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peer socialization
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how people learn to act appropriately for their social group from peers
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positive politeness
Definition
person's desire to be well regarded
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negative politeness
Definition
person's desire to not be imposed upon
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turn entry device
Definition
way of taking a turn at speaking
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turn exit device
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ways of ending your turn and getting others to talk
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presequence
Definition
sequence that signal or set up expectations of another type of exchange
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adjency pairs
Definition
pairs of turn that go together (guess what? what!)
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language ideology
Definition
attitudes, beliefs, theories about language
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social dialect
Definition
variety of language spoken by a group of people who are identified by characteristics
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language acquisition
Definition
process of an infant acquiring and learning a language for the first time
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Self-repair
Definition
correcting yourself during conversation
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other repair
Definition
other person correcting mistake during convo
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social stratification
Definition
a hierarchical structuring of a group within a society that reflects inequalities among population
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vernacular loyalty
Definition
measures how much of your identity is bound up with your subculture
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Standard language
Definition
written variety of language whose features are formalized
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standard language ideology
Definition
single written standard that speech should be compared with to determine if it is correct or not
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