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language ideology

„sets of beliefs about language articulated by users as a rationalization or justification of perceived language structure and use (Silverstein 1979: 193)"

Source: Silverstein, Michael (1979). Language Structure and Linguistic Ideology. In : R. Cline, W. Hanks und C. Hofbauer (Hg.), The Elements: A Parasession on Linguistic Units and Levels 193‐247. Chicago: Chicago Linguistic Society.

language ideology: The belief, that there is only ONE correct meaning of a word, is the product of language ideologies.

by milezmauli January 31, 2022


pervasive language

The MPAA's way of saying lots of profanity.

I heard the new romantic comedy anime film was rated R for pervasive language.

by The Real Driller November 25, 2022


Lizbeth’s language

Lizbeth’s language

It’s a girl that has a whole language dedicated to her.She can not spell for her life.She has bad grammar.Lucky for her she has a language that only special people understand.If she ever sends you a text with perfectly good spelling just know it’s not her you would know if it’s her if a word or 2 are messed up

I only speaks Lizbeth’s language

by Riley lol January 15, 2022


Elku Language

A language where nearly everything is misspelled, you must master this language to understand everything.

Wiw yall luk ugle!

I du not car if u hat meh fir speking elku language

by ELLY HII November 24, 2020


Language Artist

Someone who is really good at making definitions.

That John made so many definitions! He must be a language artist!

by NexusCubed February 1, 2021


Deaf Language

The language that deaf people speak

Person 1: Oh so you speak Deaf Language?
Deaf 1: jkalkjasfhgkashgjahsfvjhasjjbvaksdfbgasj
Person 1: YOOOO WHAT NO WAY!!!
Person 2: tf that nigga say?

by better qwintuples December 6, 2020


academic language

The level of oral, written, auditory, and visual language proficiency required to learn effectively in schools and academic programs.

The language used in classroom lessons, books, tests, and assignments, and it’s the language that students are expected to learn and achieve fluency in.
Frequently contrasted with “conversational” or “social” language, academic language includes a variety of formal-language skills.
Academic Language can be seen as an economic and racial barrier to achieving the grades necessary to gain higher education. Academic language is often code for "white language" or the language used by the dominant racial and economic class in society.

When I wrote my thesis statement in the first person and explained why I felt the topic was important, my teacher told me that I was writing to casually and needed to use academic language in my paper.

by CoughCoffee February 27, 2022