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IDENTITY (Social groups (Groups differ from others in way they use…
IDENTITY
Social groups
Groups differ from others in way they use language e.g.. 14 year old wants to be different from 24 year old & vice versa, teachers & students etc
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Difference helps us understand how society works - person's language gives clue to their social type & character so we can plan & deliver out own language appropriately
Group of people with shared characteristics, similar/common goal in any aspect of life, traits similar & instantly noticeable eg. social background, age, occupation, interests & activities
Groups overlap - can belong to a number of social groups at the same time & our language shaped by groups we belong to
Slang & slang bans
Origins: new words "barf"/vomit, old words having new meanings "bread"/money, short versions "ciggie", foreign words "dekko"/look & metaphor "not playing with a full deck"
Purpose: subversive, humorous, social group, occupational groups, activities & subcultures
Characteristics: informal, speech, short-lived
Attitudes: sometimes disapproved of as vulgar & improper, politically incorrect re sex & nationalities
Age
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Jenny Cheshire (1987)
Argues that adult language & child language develops in response to important life events that affect social relations & attitudes of individuals
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Teenage
Language
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Stereotypes
limited vocab, made up words, slang
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Language & Identity
Our lexical choices, pronunciation & grammar, fundamental part of forming our identity & how people perceive us
Eg. tendency for younger people to use more slang & taboo terms & use new words influenced by technology (emoji) "selfie" & "unlike"
Use language to build identity & show belonging to social groups in same way choose to wear certain clothes, foods or music
Idiolect
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Each person has own style (tone of voice, handwriting, use of certain phrases & vocabulary, or use of particular grammatical or interactive constructions)
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