langage
language entropy
as "the relative balance or diversity in the daily usage of two or more languages. Higher entropy values relate to more balanced language use and greater language diversity." (Gullifer et Titone, 2020)
Ce construit mène à deux genres de figure type :
- Compartmentalization : restricting use of specific languages to specific contexts
... See moreIntégration linguistique
L’intégration linguistique se situerait sur un continuum où une pleine intégration mènerait à une reconfiguration affective du répertoire linguistique de l’individu au sein de laquelle la langue apprise aurait acquis une fonction co-identitaire.
La langue comme un espace citoyen à l’intérieur duquel l’exclusion (la scène) ou l’inclusion différentielle (l’obscène) des personnes immigrantes racisées est constamment contestée et renégociée. Le langage est une ressource permettant l’accès à un espace social mouvant, instable, temporaire, historique et culturel. Le langage peut donner accès aux
... See more“Communication is about what is received, not what is intended. If there is a gap between what you are saying and what they are hearing, you have to find a new way to say it.”
Babelification
Language, as a social instrument, is more than its content. It’s also a signifier defining the speaker. Therefore language, whether expressed as slang, dialects, patois, or accents, is a marker of cultural identity. The language you use signals to other people: am I like you? Do we come from the same place? Do we share perspectives?... See more
Language, as a social instrument, is more than its content. It’s also a signifier defining the speaker. Therefore language, whether expressed as slang, dialects, patois, or accents, is a marker of cultural identity. The language you use signals to other people: am I like you? Do we come from the same place? Do we share perspectives?... See more
Standard Language Ideology Complex (SLIC)
Standard language : langugage has one best variety that is more legitimate than other devalued varieties (i.e. specific accent)
One-nation-one-language : the natural state of a society is to be monolingual (common language within nation as key identity marker)
Language purity : stability and integrity of
La Construction sociale de la réalité (Berger et Luckmann)
Le langage nous a été imposé par le groupe responsable de notre socialisation première. Grâce à cette dernière, il nous est possible d’organiser le monde, de lui conférer du sens, de développer notre pensée et d’interpréter notre propre existence. Elle existe indépendamment de nous et, en
... See moreto the extent that we are identified as a ‘self’, we are merely a performance of the possibilities latent in language.
Andrew Spira • The Invention of the Self
1 The process of acquiring language is deeply affected by the process of becoming a competent member of society. 2 The process of becoming a competent member of society is realized to a large extent through language.