Language Identity

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Linguistic identity contains:

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family & friends; regional & historical contexts; profession; social class; religion

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Language

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a system of communication that is mutually intelligible

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Accent

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A distinct way of pronouncing a language, especially associated with a region or social class.

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"Pidgins" may be defined as ......

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a language that has developed from a mixture of two languages. It is used as a way of communicating by people who do not speak each other's languages

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The term ‘vernacular’ refers to

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a region specific variety of language, which distinguishes one’s local identity

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A lingua franca is ....

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a language used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages

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Rastamouse - a popular animated cartoon for children in both the UK and Jamaica - is a good example of dialect that ....

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falls somewhere in the middle of the creole continuum (known as the 'mesolect') of Caribbean accent and Standard English.

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How can language construct and challenge stereotypes?

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People have different associations for different regions and people, according to how they have been depicted by popular media. If one’s only exposure to a particular accent, dialect or creole is through a TV show, then stereotypes are easily formed. What one person may perceive as an accent that deviates from a standard, another person may perceive as the standard. Studying language varieties requires an open mind.

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There are about ______________ languages spoken around the world

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7 000