English Language

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Decks in this class (16)

Difference Theory
Theorist behind difference theory,
Status vs support,
Information vs feelings
8  cards
Gender and Communication
Theory of otto jesperson,
Criticisms of otto jesperson,
Gender theory of robin lackoff
28  cards
Language and Sexuality
Don kulick,
Robin lackoff,
Coates and jordan 1997 morrish an...
15  cards
Oral Culture
Maltz and borker,
Reid thomas,
Obarr and atkins
24  cards
Language Variation
Peter trudgill,
Malcolm peyt,
Howard giles
16  cards
Language and Occupation
Norman fairclough,
Jenny cheshire,
Penelope eckert
22  cards
Spoken Discourse Terms
Hedges,
Overlap,
Blending
16  cards
Conversation Theory and Cooperative Principles
Cooperative principles quantity,
Cooperative principles relevance,
Cooperative principles manner
20  cards
Politeness Theory
Theorist behind politeness theory,
Negative politeness strategies,
Positive politeness strategies
6  cards
Grice's Maxims
Tact maxim,
Generosity maxim,
Approbation maxim
6  cards
Accent and Dialect
Mary bucholtz,
Yuri kuwahara,
William labov
21  cards
Stages of Child Language Development
Vegetative stage,
Cooing stage,
Babbling stage
15  cards
Child Language Acquisition
Judith butler,
High economic status words learne...,
Low economic status words learned...
38  cards
Language and Age
Mccaulay 1991,
Labov 2001 principle of transmission,
Labov 2001 age grading
40  cards
Language Change
William caxton,
William caxtons necessary choices,
The influence of shakespeare
20  cards
World English
Methods through which the status ...,
Kachrus concentric circles expand...,
Kachrus concentric circles outer ...
22  cards

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