Studied by 1 person
Bidialectal
having mastered two dialects.
Registers
different levels of speech formality (Formal, informal, casual, etc)
Jargon
________ is clearly understood by those within the field in which it is spoken, but is incomprehensible to outsiders.
Mutual intelligibility
if speakers of one language variety can understand speakers of another language variety.
Dialectologists
people who study regional dialects.
sequences of sounds
Differences are also found depending on what ________ are allowed.
Idiolect
the speech habits that are unique to a particular person.
Sociolinguistics
the study of the relationship between language varieties and social structure as well as the interrelationships among different language varieties.
Isoglosses
lines that mark the geographic boundaries of linguistic form.
Overt prestige
attached to a particular variety by the community at large and defines how people should speak in order to gain status in the wider community.
Covert prestige
exists among members of nonstandard- speaking communities and defines how people should speak in order to gain status in the wider community.
Style shifting
automatically adjusting from one speech style to another.
Signals of identity
________ through language can be overt or subtle.
Speech styles
systematic variations in speech based on factors such as topic, setting, and addressee.
ethnic communities
Ethnicity influences variation in multi- ________.
Standard American English
the standard dialect in the United States.
Prescriptive standard
the standard by which people often make judgements of "right "and "wrong.
Jargon
technical words that differ only in lexical items that are specific to a job, field of study, sport, etc.
