General Knowledge
This question on Paper 4 deals with Language and the self
What is Question 2?
What is language imperialism?
Firefighter and postal worker
What is gender?
Pixten came up with this theory, which is the belief that all human languages share a common underlying structure or universal grammar. This implies that languages are all based on the same fundamental principles despite surface differences.
What is Universalism?
Who is David Crystal?
This is how the British English accent is viewed or the "Queen's English"
What is received pronunciation?
What is language death?
"Dumb Blonde" jokes are no longer acceptable under this concept.
Chomsky says that language is an innate capacity, and human beings are born with a set of language rules. This set of language rules is known as the universal grammar.
What is Nativism?
He came up with the circles regarding the expansion of English.
Who is Kachru?
New Zealand and South African English are viewed as this because they are not seen as being prestigious.
What is non-standard?
This is what happens when a language is "moved over" in favor of another.
What is language shift?
What is age?
John Watson's theory is from a school of psychology that emphasizes the study of observable behaviors and the role of environmental factors in shaping those behaviors. For instance, his infamous experiment with "Little Albert" showed how fear could be conditioned in a young child, further illustrating the role of environmental conditioning in behavior.
What is Behaviorism?
He came up with all of these rules regarding "polite" conversation
Who is Grice?
The theory that people mean what they say and that hearers accept this in trying to work out the meaning.
What is the cooperative principle?
A dominate language that causes the extinction of lesser-used languages is called this.
What is a killer language?
Easter, Passover, and Ramadan are all recognized by the school board.
What are religious beliefs?
Locke's work on this theory, particularly "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding," argued that knowledge is primarily acquired through experience and that the mind is a blank slate at birth ("tabula rasa"). It is also the opposite of nativism.
What is Empiricism?
This hypothesis states that language either determines or influences one's thoughts. In other words, people who speak different languages see the world differently, based on the language they use to describe it.
Who are Sapir and Whorf?
This theory explains how dominant groups within a society often silence or marginalize the voices of other groups by shaping language and communication structures.
What is the Muted Group Theory?
What is language revitalization?
Not hiring someone because of their skin color or where they come from.
What is ethnicity?
Harding and Wood's theory, rooted in feminist epistemology, asserts that knowledge is not objective but is instead shaped by one's social position and experiences within a society. It argues that the perspectives of those in marginalized groups offer unique insights into social relations that may be overlooked by those in dominant positions.
What is The Standpoint Theory?
He came up with the Communication Accommodation Theory which states that speakers either converge or diverge according to the people they interact with.
Who is Giles?