Spoken Language and Social Groups by Rosie Richards

rosier1 — 2017-07-25 07:00:49 UTC

Often adopted by, or associated with the 'upper' class. Links to the royal family

Slang

rosier1 — 2017-07-25 07:05:37 UTC

An informal improper way of speech which is mostly found in speech rather than the vocabulary itself.

Jargon

rosier1 — 2017-07-25 07:05:52 UTC

A specialist vocabulary associated with a particular occupation or activity. It could be understood both positively and negatively.

Sociolectt

2017-08-07 07:28:56 UTC

_{^{A way of speaking that is linked to a particular social class.}}

Idiolect

2017-08-07 07:30:07 UTC

A way of speaking that is particular to an individual.

Dialect

2017-08-07 07:31:14 UTC

A way of speaking that is particular to a specific region.

Labov (1966)

2017-08-07 07:31:53 UTC

The pronunciation of 'r' in words such as farm, floor and car. Higher classes are more likely to pronounce the 'r'.

Trudgil (1983)

2017-08-07 07:32:27 UTC

The pronunciation of '-ing' at the end of words. Lower classes are more likely to say things like 'fishin' and 'singin'. Also lower classes drop the 's' of some words such as saying 'he run' instead of 'he runs'.

Positive Use Of Jargon

2017-08-07 07:32:28 UTC

A way of communicating between members with the same occupation or a specialist group in which it is faster and more effective. This is called 'Verbal Shorthand'

Petyt (1980)

2017-08-07 07:32:45 UTC

Dropping the 'h' sounds at the beginning of words. Lower classes were likely to drop it more and say 'ouse' rather than 'house'.

Milroy (1980) - Social Networks

2017-08-07 07:33:05 UTC

Social Network - a group of people who regularly interact.
An individual may be a part of several social networks with different classes. They may change their language (sociolect) based on the class. For example, speaking more 'proper' with those of a higher class.

Negative Use Of Jargon

2017-08-07 07:34:56 UTC

Jargon could be appropriately used when it's aimed at the right audience, such as medicinal terms addressed between doctors would be better received than with engineers.
It could be taken negatively due to one not being able to understand it or it being understood as a way of demonstrating superiority

Origins

2017-08-07 07:42:35 UTC

Being made from completely new words
(American and British)
Old words made new
- 'hot' may mean popular
- wicked' means good
Clippings
- 'Ciggie for 'Cigarette'
Borrows from other language
or even use of metaphors

Purpose

2017-08-07 07:52:44 UTC

Humor
reflects a desire of rebelling against respectability. Challenging social norms.

Separation from others. teenagers emphasize distance between them and the adults.

Attitudes

2017-08-07 07:57:55 UTC

Mostly seen as 'vulgar' or 'improper' depends on the perspective.

Vocabulary

2017-08-09 01:42:15 UTC

Expressions that are used in certain regions. However, vocabulary has become more standardized so dialect vocabulary is diminishing.

Grammar

2017-08-09 01:48:03 UTC

Some regional dialects have different grammatical constructions . 'She done it' and 'I don't know nothing about it' (Double negatives).

2021-06-02 12:47:47 UTC