the complete set ofall words in a givenlanguage or asubset of wordsgrouped by specificlinguistic featuresLexisa variation of alanguage spoken onlyby individuals in acertain region or group,can include changes inpronunciation,grammar, and/orvocabulary Dialectresponse bias commonto survey researchwhere respondentstend to select apositive response orindicate a positiveconnotationdisproportionatelymore frequently AcquiescenceBiasscenario wherenonstandardlanguages or dialectsare regarded to be ofhigher linguisticprestige, how peopleshould speak to beapart of a specificcommunity CovertPrestigeone’s reaction todifferent languagevariations due tosocialcategorization andstereotypingLanguageattitudesa geographicboundary thatseparates areas withdifferent linguisticfeatures, also knownas a heterogloss Isoglossa process in whicha communitygradually switchesto anotherlanguageLanguageshiftthe way that wechange how wespeak based on whowe are talking to, forexample we speakdifferently toteachers, friends,younger kids, etc.AudienceDesignone’s languagedetermines the wayone’s mind isconstructscategories, languagepatterns lead todifferent patterns inthoughtLinguisticdeterminismcliche phrases andsmall-talk used toestablish a socialrelationship (how areyou, nice weatherwe’re having, etc.)Phaticcommunionwhen rules of grammar andlanguage are misapplied,over applied, or otherwiseused in a way that tries tocreate correct usage of theEnglish language andthereby gets it wrong (forexample: saying “it is I”,which is incorrect, ratherthan “it iHypercorrectionthedevelopmentand methodsby which alanguage isstandardized CodificationWhen a languagebreaks down andeventually formstwo differentlanguages Divergencefeature oflanguageparticular tocertain region, notstandard to thelanguage of thecountryRegionalismsecond part ofadjacency pair,response to thefirst part that isgenerally to beavoided or notexpectedDispreferredsecond pairparta phenomenon thatoccurs when alanguage loses itslast native speaker,different fromlanguage extinctionLanguagedeaththe reasons whylanguage is used,such as tocommunicate ideas,maintainrelationships, andexpress feelingsthe reasons whylanguage is used,such as tocommunicate ideas,maintainrelationships, andexpress feelingsa language chosenas a commonlanguage betweenspeakers withdifferent nativelanguages, alsoknown as a bridgelanguageLinguafrancaconversationalturn taking,composed of twoutterances by twospeakers, oneafter the other AdjacencyPairshow people adjust howthey speak in socialinteractions and what theconsequences of this are(people match how theyspeak to how the peoplethey are talking to speak topresent a positive versionof themselves)Accomodation(SpeechAccommodationTheory)how people shouldspeak in order togain status withina communityaccording tostandard dialectOvertPrestigefeeling of anxiety,self-conciousness,lack of confidence inone’s mind abouttheir use of language Linguisticinsecurityresponses andfeedback givenwhile anotherperson is speakingto show interest(mhmm, yeah, right,etc.)Feedback(back-channeling)when languagescome to structurallyresemble oneanother as a result ofprolonged languagecontact and mutualinterferenceConvergencethe complete set ofall words in a givenlanguage or asubset of wordsgrouped by specificlinguistic featuresLexisa variation of alanguage spoken onlyby individuals in acertain region or group,can include changes inpronunciation,grammar, and/orvocabulary Dialectresponse bias commonto survey researchwhere respondentstend to select apositive response orindicate a positiveconnotationdisproportionatelymore frequently AcquiescenceBiasscenario wherenonstandardlanguages or dialectsare regarded to be ofhigher linguisticprestige, how peopleshould speak to beapart of a specificcommunity CovertPrestigeone’s reaction todifferent languagevariations due tosocialcategorization andstereotypingLanguageattitudesa geographicboundary thatseparates areas withdifferent linguisticfeatures, also knownas a heterogloss Isoglossa process in whicha communitygradually switchesto anotherlanguageLanguageshiftthe way that wechange how wespeak based on whowe are talking to, forexample we speakdifferently toteachers, friends,younger kids, etc.AudienceDesignone’s languagedetermines the wayone’s mind isconstructscategories, languagepatterns lead todifferent patterns inthoughtLinguisticdeterminismcliche phrases andsmall-talk used toestablish a socialrelationship (how areyou, nice weatherwe’re having, etc.)Phaticcommunionwhen rules of grammar andlanguage are misapplied,over applied, or otherwiseused in a way that tries tocreate correct usage of theEnglish language andthereby gets it wrong (forexample: saying “it is I”,which is incorrect, ratherthan “it iHypercorrectionthedevelopmentand methodsby which alanguage isstandardized CodificationWhen a languagebreaks down andeventually formstwo differentlanguages Divergencefeature oflanguageparticular tocertain region, notstandard to thelanguage of thecountryRegionalismsecond part ofadjacency pair,response to thefirst part that isgenerally to beavoided or notexpectedDispreferredsecond pairparta phenomenon thatoccurs when alanguage loses itslast native speaker,different fromlanguage extinctionLanguagedeaththe reasons whylanguage is used,such as tocommunicate ideas,maintainrelationships, andexpress feelingsthe reasons whylanguage is used,such as tocommunicate ideas,maintainrelationships, andexpress feelingsa language chosenas a commonlanguage betweenspeakers withdifferent nativelanguages, alsoknown as a bridgelanguageLinguafrancaconversationalturn taking,composed of twoutterances by twospeakers, oneafter the other AdjacencyPairshow people adjust howthey speak in socialinteractions and what theconsequences of this are(people match how theyspeak to how the peoplethey are talking to speak topresent a positive versionof themselves)Accomodation(SpeechAccommodationTheory)how people shouldspeak in order togain status withina communityaccording tostandard dialectOvertPrestigefeeling of anxiety,self-conciousness,lack of confidence inone’s mind abouttheir use of language Linguisticinsecurityresponses andfeedback givenwhile anotherperson is speakingto show interest(mhmm, yeah, right,etc.)Feedback(back-channeling)when languagescome to structurallyresemble oneanother as a result ofprolonged languagecontact and mutualinterferenceConvergence

Sociolinguistics Terms - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Lexis
    the complete set of all words in a given language or a subset of words grouped by specific linguistic features
  2. Dialect
    a variation of a language spoken only by individuals in a certain region or group, can include changes in pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary
  3. Acquiescence Bias
    response bias common to survey research where respondents tend to select a positive response or indicate a positive connotation disproportionately more frequently
  4. Covert Prestige
    scenario where nonstandard languages or dialects are regarded to be of higher linguistic prestige, how people should speak to be apart of a specific community
  5. Language attitudes
    one’s reaction to different language variations due to social categorization and stereotyping
  6. Isogloss
    a geographic boundary that separates areas with different linguistic features, also known as a heterogloss
  7. Language shift
    a process in which a community gradually switches to another language
  8. Audience Design
    the way that we change how we speak based on who we are talking to, for example we speak differently to teachers, friends, younger kids, etc.
  9. Linguistic determinism
    one’s language determines the way one’s mind is constructs categories, language patterns lead to different patterns in thought
  10. Phatic communion
    cliche phrases and small-talk used to establish a social relationship (how are you, nice weather we’re having, etc.)
  11. Hypercorrection
    when rules of grammar and language are misapplied, over applied, or otherwise used in a way that tries to create correct usage of the English language and thereby gets it wrong (for example: saying “it is I”, which is incorrect, rather than “it i
  12. Codification
    the development and methods by which a language is standardized
  13. Divergence
    When a language breaks down and eventually forms two different languages
  14. Regionalism
    feature of language particular to certain region, not standard to the language of the country
  15. Dispreferred second pair part
    second part of adjacency pair, response to the first part that is generally to be avoided or not expected
  16. Language death
    a phenomenon that occurs when a language loses its last native speaker, different from language extinction
  17. the reasons why language is used, such as to communicate ideas, maintain relationships, and express feelings
    the reasons why language is used, such as to communicate ideas, maintain relationships, and express feelings
  18. Lingua franca
    a language chosen as a common language between speakers with different native languages, also known as a bridge language
  19. Adjacency Pairs
    conversational turn taking, composed of two utterances by two speakers, one after the other
  20. Accomodation (Speech Accommodation Theory)
    how people adjust how they speak in social interactions and what the consequences of this are (people match how they speak to how the people they are talking to speak to present a positive version of themselves)
  21. Overt Prestige
    how people should speak in order to gain status within a community according to standard dialect
  22. Linguistic insecurity
    feeling of anxiety, self-conciousness, lack of confidence in one’s mind about their use of language
  23. Feedback (back-channeling)
    responses and feedback given while another person is speaking to show interest (mhmm, yeah, right, etc.)
  24. Convergence
    when languages come to structurally resemble one another as a result of prolonged language contact and mutual interference