Relates to a persons cultural identity and who they see as their community including religious groups, common traditions, and cultural language use. Creates thoughts of racism
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Nationality
Refers to which nation/s a person formally belongs to and is more as a legal concept. Causes patritism
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Creole
A variety developed from a 'pidgin'/trade language that's expanded in structure and vocabulary and has regional and social variation. It's become a stable language that's become speakers mother tounge as pidgin had become childrens first language
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Pidgin
A linguistically simplified means of comminication (used due to the slave trade) which emerges naturally when speakers of 2 or more languages need to understand each other. Comes from colonialism, trade and slavery e.g. Long time no see-pidgin
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Resistance Identity
John Pitts 2012 - An identity that goes against mainstream culture and can be seen as a political stance - an intentional divergence
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John Pitts 2012
Stated that Young black peoplewho felt ignored by mainstream society were constrianted towards using creole as a statment of resitance - a resistance identity through language
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Patois
An alternative term for creole that comes from old french and refers to a regional dialect. It has become associated with carribean speech and Jamaican Patois became established in 1930. Has influenced MLE
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British Black English
Often refers to a variety used by some speakers in the caribbean community in the UK and combines Elements of Standard British English and Creole. Varies from region to region
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Multicultural Urban British Englsih
A label that refers to the way in which MLE had spread to other large conurbations in the UK
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Multicultural London English (MLE)
Cheshire et al 2008 - A new form of Engligh from the melting pot of London inner city and is generally ised by working class teenagers and young adults. Influenced by Creole, Ex colonial Englishes, Cockney and the media
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Features of MLE
Vocabulary (bare, beef), Phonology (dipthong vowel sound of like and face), Full reinstatement of h (no h dropping which is seen in slang), Grammar (dem as a plural mandem), Question frames (Why..... for), Discourse features (tag question - Innit)
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Code mixing
The inclusion of words and phrases from one language in another
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Code switching
Switching between different languages and dialects in a sustained way
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Linguistic Appropriacy
The way in which language choices reflect ideas about what is approporiate for any given context
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Linguistic Identity
Personal use of language due to their sense of social and ethnic identiy or difference
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Mark Sebba and Rodger Hewitt 1984
Recognised the existance of 'Black cockney' used by young black speakers or also known as multi ethnic/multi racial venacular
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Multi Ethnolect
Used to describe the speech of young people living in multicultural and multilingual districts of large cities
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Refers to which nation/s a person formally belongs to and is more as a legal concept. Causes patritism
Back
Nationality
Card 3
Front
A variety developed from a 'pidgin'/trade language that's expanded in structure and vocabulary and has regional and social variation. It's become a stable language that's become speakers mother tounge as pidgin had become childrens first language
Back
Card 4
Front
A linguistically simplified means of comminication (used due to the slave trade) which emerges naturally when speakers of 2 or more languages need to understand each other. Comes from colonialism, trade and slavery e.g. Long time no see-pidgin
Back
Card 5
Front
John Pitts 2012 - An identity that goes against mainstream culture and can be seen as a political stance - an intentional divergence
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