English Language - Quotes

Question 1

Teenspeak (x4)

Answer 1

• “teenagers are amazing linguistic innovators” (Wilson)
• “ongoing performance of identity” (Zappavinga)
• “rich and vibrant and full of the creativity of those who use it” (Curzan)
• “use language as a code, a way of excluding others” (McCrindle)

Question 2

Standard Australian English (x3)

Answer 2

• “benchmark of excellence that reflects correctness, precision, purity and elegance” (Burridge)
• “greatest clout in contemporary Australian society” (Burridge)
• “intrinsically superior to other varieties” (Burridge, et al)

Question 3

Aboriginal Australian English (x2)

Answer 3

• “powerful vehicle for the expression of Aboriginal identity” (Eades)
• “contribution… to the richness of the Australian variety” (Cox)

Question 4

Language and Identity (x3)

Answer 4

• “dynamic symbol of identity and culture” (Cox)
• “of all the markers of identity, language is by far the most significant” (Moore)
• “every social group has its own linguistic bonding mechanism” (Crystal)

Question 5

Slang (x2)

Answer 5

• “means of marking social or linguistic identity” (Crystal)
• “works much like masonic mortar to stick members of a group together” (Burridge)

Question 6

Euphemism (x2)

Answer 6

• “linguistic deodorisers” (Burridge)
• “motivated by the desire not to be offensive” (Burridge)

Question 7

Dysphemism (x1)

Answer 7

• “associated with toughness and strength” (Burridge)

Question 8

Discriminatory Language (x1)

Answer 8

• “reinforcing the subjugation of people already in a weak or vulnerable position in society” (Hamilton)

Question 9

Inclusive Language (x2)

Answer 9

• “runs parallel with social change” (Taylor)
• “a healthy expansion of moral concern” (Chomsky)

Question 10

Jargon (x1)

Answer 10

• “It is not exclusivity… it is precision” (Fry)