Age

Question 1

parrott’s teenage quest for identity

Answer 1

rebellion - diverging with adults
role models - likening themselves with people they identify/want to identify with
forbidden behaviour - behaviour associated with adulthood
prestige - material goods to show status
social exclusion - differentiating themselves with other people, refining identity

Question 2

giles accomodation theory

Answer 2

converging - less social distance when communicating
diverging - moving further away from someone when communicating

Question 3

eckherts jocks and burnouts

Answer 3

• young tend to speak like people we spend time with
• burnouts: swearing, drug-jargon (anti-establishment, smoke weed)
• jocks: good grammar, prestigious accents (college driven, drink beer)

Question 4

david crystal teenspeak

Answer 4

• adults will never understand teenage language as it is changing all the time and so complex
• teenagers can articulate themselves well when its about a topic they are passionate about

Question 5

eckherts 3 types of teenage age

Answer 5

chronological - actual age
biological - physical development
social - life events/maturity

Question 6

CASE STUDY: genie

Answer 6

• neglected child, starved of human contact
  chronological age - 13 (when found)
  biological age - stunted
  social age - ? non verbal