What is the Descriptive approach?

How people actually use language

Association of code/linguistic form with a social meaning

Relaxed spoken style. little attention is paid to speech

Language influences the way we think or perceive things, Language determines thought

What is a contact language?

Creole, Mixed-languages, Pidgins

Anything Spoken Signed or Written

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What is an Idiolect?
An individual's distinctive way of speaking
Doesn't exist
The way you speak in relation to your social background
None of the above
2
What is Competence
The contextual use of language
An individuals distinctive way of speaking
Unconsious Knowledge on Grammatical rules of a language
Knowing how to appropriately use language
3
A situation involving two distinct codes/varieties that serve different function / Domains
Language crossing
Style Shifting
Broad Diglossia
Diglossia
4
What is the Descriptive approach?
It is being communicatively Competent
The way in which people should use language
How people actually use language
A holistic interpretation on the use of language
5
Indexicality?
No
Association of code/linguistic form with a social meaning
No
Group of people drawn together for linguistic puposes
6
Line on map showing boundary between use and non use of particular linguistic feature
Dialect Geography
Isogloss
Dialect boundary
Dialect Continuum
7
The 'deep' Creole that is most distinct from the standard or lexifier variety
Creole Continuum
Mesolect
Acrolect
Basilect
8
Vernacular?
Codifying a variety of language
A neutral term for a particular way of speaking
The capability of being understood by both sides
Relaxed spoken style. little attention is paid to speech
9
Language used would be expected in that context
Superstrate
marked language choice
Unmarked language choice
Monoglossia
10
Whorfian Hypothesis
All of them
Language influences the way we think or perceive things
Using ones auditory cues to identify social characteristics
Language determines thought
11
What is a contact language?
Creole
Substrate
Mixed-languages
Pidgins
12
The idea that people can be placed into fixed social categories
Speech community
Essentialism
Community of practice
Network identity
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What is language
English :)
Communication
Anything Spoken Signed or Written
Signs

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