Semantics 666
JLU Semantics
JLU Semantics
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 24.05.2020 / 08.06.2020 |
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apparent-time
a methodological construct in sociolinguistics whereby language change is studied by comparing the speech of individuals of different ages. Thus by comparing younger and older speakers the direction of language change can be detected
real-time
sociolinguistic research method concerned with observing linguistic variation and change in progress via longitudinal studies. Real time studies track linguistic variables over time by collecting data from a speech community at multiple points in in a given period
applied linguistics
solutions to language related real-life problems
arbitrariness
absence of any natural or necessary connection between a words meaning and its sound or form
autonomy
a variety is autonomous if it has independent cultural status
British National Corpus
BNC, 1990s, 100 million words, BrE, 10% spoken, 90% written
competence < -- > performance
technical knowledge vs what is actually being said
contrastive linguistics
systematic comparison between two (or more) languages (Whorf 1941)
