Identity In Sociolinguistics

Question 1

Sociolinguistics

Answer 1

Pursuit to understand language and its relationship with the social life of the language users.

Question 2

Identity

Answer 2

Complex construction of who we are based on many factors. Not the same as the sense of self because we may not agree with identities that are given to us by others.

Question 3

Language competence

Answer 3

The ability to make appropriate language decisions based on the social context one finds oneself in.

Question 4

Standard language

Answer 4

Social label of what is considered the most “normal” variety of a language.

Question 5

Non-standard language

Answer 5

Social label of a variety of language that is deemed deviant of the norm.

Question 6

RP

Answer 6

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Question 7

Marked

Answer 7

Variety of language seen as different from the norm

Question 8

Unmarked

Answer 8

Variety of language that is seen as the norm

Question 9

Gender

Answer 9

Social construct governing expectations towards individuals based on their sex.

Question 10

Expert

Answer 10

An identity relation to someone based on expertise of a particular subject.

Question 11

Novice

Answer 11

An identity relation to someone based on having less expertise in a subject.

Question 12

Native speaker

Answer 12

First language speaker

Question 13

Non-native speaker

Answer 13

Not a native speaker

Question 14

Crossing

Answer 14

When someone speaks a language variety that doesn’t belong to them

Question 15

Codeswitching

Answer 15

Switching between languages within an utterance.

Question 16

Categorization processes

Answer 16

Social processes that can be examined to identify how certain identities are constructed in particular speech communities.

Question 17

Construction

Answer 17

How identity is built

Question 18

Co-construction

Answer 18

Identity is built by collective construction, this does not necessarily mean cooperatively.

Question 19

L2 user

Answer 19

Second language user

Question 20

Multicompetence

Answer 20

The ability to speak multiple languages.

Question 21

Third space

Answer 21

Places where cultures come together and form a hybrid

Question 22

Non-place entities

Answer 22

Places with no historical culture

Question 23

Cutler’s study

Answer 23

Whiteness as a marker in MC rap battles.

Question 24

Hemnesberget

Answer 24

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