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Chap 41. Explain the concepts Prestige and Stigma.
2. What is the difference between variables, variants and co-variations? 3. What is hypercorrection and why does it appear? 4. Did the results from the studies presented in the chapter surprise you or did they match your view on men and women’s speech usage? Exemplify. 5. Have you ever noticed differences in women and men’s speech? What differences? In what situations? 6. Why do you think women generally use a speech that, unlike men, is more related to “standard” varieties? |
Chap 51. In what ways can it be problematic to label women as ”lames” in this case? Is it accurate to say that women’s language is deviant from the norm?
2. The teens in Cheshire’s study adjusted their use of vernacular forms when they were in school. In what ways did the teens adjust their use of vernacular use and what are some probable explanations to these adjustments? 3. Which type of social network, open or closed, is more likely to produce a community where people follow similar linguistic norms and why? 4. The studies that are presented in this chapter have shown that there are some differences between how women and men speak. What are the main possible explanations to this phenomenon described in this chapter? 5. In some instances women came closer to the typical male adherence to vernacular forms. Why was this happening? 6. Are the results found in Reading typical in regards to how male and female social networks are constructed? 7. If non-standard English are considered inappropriate in some instances, what are some factors as to why a particular group starts enforcing non-standard forms anyway? |
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Chap 6
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