Language and social groups

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what is a social group?
that society is not simply a collection of isolated individuals we may identify ourselves as being members of a particular group
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what is familect?
a style of language used within the family
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what is the elaborated code?
idea proposed by Bernstein that middle class speakers use context free forms of language
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what is the restricted code?
an idea advanced by Bernstein that working class people use limited forms of language
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what is the post vocalic r?
pronouncing an r sound after a vowel where there is r in the spelling for example 'farm' 'sir' 'horse'
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Ethnolect
style of language characterised of a particular ethnic group
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Gendelect
style of language thought to be distinctive of either men or women
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sociolect
particular forms of language used within particular social group
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Social practice
the way in which people in groups behave
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what is familect?

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a style of language used within the family

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what is the elaborated code?

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what is the restricted code?

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what is the post vocalic r?

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