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Anthro/linguistics midterm
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 3
02/18/2011

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Folk theories of racism
Definition
First chap. Hill-
1. Race is biological
2. Individuals are 'racist'
3. Racism will 'die out' because of education, and increasingly mixed races.
4. Segregation occurs because people want to be with their own kind
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Critical theories of racism
Definition
Hill Chap 1:

1. Response to folk theory
2. Collective racism, systematic racism
3. Racial categories are constructed vs. biological- taxonomy, hierarchy, resources move to top of hierarchy
Term
Language, ethnicity and citizenship
Definition
Urciuoli- Puerto Ricans
-Language is directly tied to class
-abandonment (horizontal something)
-power bilingual
-Comfort with language
Term
Language ideologies
Definition
-Hill Chap 2:
-Referentialism
-Standard
-Performative
-Personalist
Term
Referentialist
Definition
-Hill Chap 2: "Cerveza"- literal meaning of indexical references, disregards social context
Term
Personalist
Definition
-Hill Chap 2: ideology that language derives meaning from intention of the speaker
Term
Performative
Definition
Words can be used as tools/actions: Hate Speech, hurt, madates, etc. Not just 'truth'
Term
Broad and narrow definitions of
bilingualism
Definition
Samant- Arab americans- self-definited bilinguilism vs. 3rd party judgement
Term
Ideologies about bilingualism
Definition
Social perceptions of bilingualism differ from nation to nation, in US: Immigrant, poor, illiterate.
Term
Discrimination against non-native
speakers of English
Definition
-Urciuoli: Employment, etc.
Term
Code-switching
Definition
Switching back and forth between dialects, languages, etc. based on social context or intent
Term
Phonology
Definition
Lippi-Green: Sounds
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Morphology
Definition
Lippi-Green: analysis and description of the structure of morphemes and other units of meaning in a language
Term
lexicon
Definition
Words
Term
syntax
Definition
grammatical structure of sentences
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Semantics
Definition
Meaning ascribed to language
Term
Prescription/Description
Definition
Milroy and Milroy:
Description: objectively looking at dialects, Presciption marks 'correct' grammar on standard
Term
Language change
Definition
Lippi-Green/Milroy
Ie: Aks/Ask
ain't/amn't
double negatives
Power
Term
Writing and speaking
Definition
Writing is easier to standardize, more stagnant than spoken word. "Proper=written".
Term
Linguistic sign
Definition
Words consist of arbitrary combinations of sounds, gestures, meanings.
Term
Process of standardization
Definition
Milroy-
1. Selection
2. Codification
3. Elaboration of function
4. Acceptance
5. Maintenance?
Term
Complaint tradition
Definition
Hill Ch. 2
Type 1: Purely academic, incorrectly
Type 2: Immoral
Type 2:
Term
Three major regional dialect areas in
the US
Definition
Wolffram- North/South/Midland+West
Term
Main factors that lead to formation
of regional dialects in the US
Definition
Cultural separation, economic separation,
Term
Language attitudes toward regional
variation
Definition
Southern- dumb but nice, northern = educated but mean
Term
Relationship between literacy and
the standard language
Definition
Standard English speakers have a higher literacy rate for a variety of reasons we just talked about
Term
Linguistic variation and discrimination in the schools
Definition
Heilman: Appalachian kids, self-fulfilling prophecy, lowered expectations/resources, special ed classes, etc.
Term
Features of AAVE discussed by
Labov
Definition
Labov- Habitual Be/been?, Roticity, Drop the 'ing", Copula- 'to be'
Term
Relationships of residential
segregation, poverty and AAVE use
Definition
cause vs. effect
Term
Bidialectalism
Definition
being proficient in 2 or more dialects
Term
Grammaticality
Definition
Lippi-Green: Any utterance which can occur in any language given that a native speaker would use
Term
Indexicality
Definition
SOCIAL CONTEXT! indexical behavior or utterance points to (or indicates) some state of affairs. For example, I refers to whoever is speaking; now refers to the time at which that word is uttered; and here refers to the place of utterance
Term
Using at least three examples, explain the relationship between standardization
and prescriptio
Definition
Unsure?
Term
4 ways to revitalize a language
Definition
1. Standardization 2. Bilingual Education 3. Language Next 4. Master- Apprentice
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