Language Diversity (AQA A-Level English Language): Flashcards
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Age-grading
Age-grading
How individuals adjust language as they mature through life stages
Apparent-time studies
Apparent-time studies
Comparing speech of different age groups at one time point
Eckert's three aspects of age
Eckert's three aspects of age
Chronological, biological, and social age
Odato's research on 'like'
Odato's research on 'like'
Children gradually acquire pragmatic functions over time
Kerswill's finding about young people
Kerswill's finding about young people
Teenagers act as leaders of language change
Cheshire's Reading study finding
Cheshire's Reading study finding
Teenage language connects to group norms and social status
Youth lexis features
Youth lexis features
Slang, neologisms, borrowing from global varieties
Glottalisation in youth speech
Glottalisation in youth speech
Replacing consonants (esp. /t/) with glottal stops
Older speakers' language traits
Older speakers' language traits
More conservative forms and wider vocabulary range
Age and language - key evaluation
Age and language - key evaluation
Age interacts with class, ethnicity, gender, region, networks