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VCE Stuff => VCE English Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE English Language => Topic started by: Redoxify on April 07, 2015, 01:28:30 pm
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For all that they are criticised, non-standard varities are as interesting as the expected norm. We should not be so concerned about what's proper, in language but what what is appropiate, do you agree.
The ideas I have are
- They allow for expression of Identity
- They allow for the mimising of social distance
that's it, is there anything else, or something you can add to my ideas, cheers :)
lets reignite the english language forum guys :D
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It all comes down to how language choice corresponds to the social context.
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It all comes down to how language choice corresponds to the social context.
So different language used for different contexts basically?
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Non-standard varieties can:
- Result in greater efficiency of communication
- Be inclusive/exclusive, leading to better social rapport between speakers
- Form identity
- Reflect social values of the speech community
- Allow for code-switching to better facilitate context-dependent communication
- Lead to covert prestige
- Front language change, which is never-ending and necessary
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So different language used for different contexts basically?
Pretty much.
Just because a variety is improper when compared to SAE, it doesn't mean it is inappropriate right? Because non-standard varieties (NSV's) create a dichotomy in terms of in-group members and the excluded world (for example gamers using acronyms such as GGWP) which in turn develops social rapport between the participants (the use of GGWP moulds a mutual bond) . In building social rapport, covert prestige is created in order to distinguish members of the NSV as the interlocutors can relate on a linguistic level. Due to this linguistic variety, which descriptivists are fond of, NSV's facilitate eased communication and proficiency in expression - heavily dependent on the social context.
You could really make that^ into 4 strong paragraphs.
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thanks heaps to all of you, definitely helped me out :)