ANT253H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Record Producer, Relative Pitch, Diphthong
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Aristotle put forward view of language as formal system that can be analyzed methodically (subject/predicate) Thrax named nouns, verbs, articles, etc. Grammar seen as a metric of social achievement and mobility cultured (literate) and uncultured (lower class or illiterate) language user. Port-royal circle examining grammar as a cognitive, rather than social phenomenon. Jennifer coates" four approaches to study the linguistic encoding of gender roles. Deficit approach assumes adult male language is the standard. Dominance approach women"s speech is seen as subordinate. Social difference approach difference in speech is result of socialization. Social constructionist approach multiple factors that bring about gendered language; can be utilized by speakers of any gender as the situation requires it: group coded vocabulary. Argots linguistic code of street gangs. Cants linguistic code of organized gangs: usually less comprehensible (secret vocabulary) Lexical codes are also typical of subcultures african american vernacular. Take control of their own lives through linguistic empowerment.
