VCE English Language Study Design 2024

Flashcards covering key vocabulary terms and definitions related to the VCE English Language Study Design for 2024.

Accreditation

The process by which an educational institution is officially recognized.

Linguistics

The scientific study of language and its structure.

Metalinguistic tools

Tools used to analyze and understand language use, variation, and change.

Standard Australian English (SAE)

The variety of English that is considered the prestige form in Australia.

Prescriptivism

An approach that focuses on correctness in language and aims to uphold standards.

Descriptivism

An approach that focuses on how language is actually used rather than how it should be used.

Code switching

The practice of alternating between languages or language varieties in a conversation.

Etymology

The study of the origin and history of words.

Pidgin

A simplified language developed for communication between speakers of different native languages.

Creole

A stable natural language developed from a mixture of different languages.

Informal language

Language that is casual and often includes colloquial phrases and slang.

Formal language

Language that is impersonal and often used in professional or academic contexts.

Cohesion

The grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds it together.

Coherence

The logical and meaningful connections in a text that enable it to make sense.

Syntax

The set of rules that govern the structure of sentences in a language.

Morpheme

The smallest grammatical unit in a language.

Discourse

Written or spoken communication and the contexts in which it occurs.

Language variation

Differences in language use based on social, cultural, or regional factors.

Sociolinguistics

The study of how language varies and changes in social groups.

Pragmatics

The branch of linguistics concerned with language in use and the contexts in which it is used.

Physiological features

Features of speech-related bodily functions that affect how language is produced.