Intro to sociolinguistics vocab

A speaker's pronunciation (phonetics) that reveals social information, such as socioeconomic status

Different variety of the same language

Making your words sound like the people you are speaking to

A musical term meaning to place emphasis on a note

The language you speak every day.

Technical language, such as musical, scientific, or sports terms

The language taught in school, used in formal writing and in media figures, such as news reporters, who are trying to project authority or ability

Language that stays the same over time.

People who share the same intelligence.

When people who speak different varieties of a language or dialects understand each other.

When two people decide what language or dialect they are going to talk in.

When you travel somewhere and you start speaking like the people there.

When your tongue stumbles trying to say tongue-twisters (she sells seashells...)

Speakers using language features or linguistic styles associated with another ethnic group.

Entering a conversation and starting a new topic to talk about.

When you introduce a new word to your friend group.

Awkward pauses during a conversation.

When you're multilingual and forget a word in one language that you're trying to remember.

Alternating between at least two languages or language varieties in a single conversation.

When one language doesn't have a word for a particular concept that another language does (give an example).