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William Labov-Prestige

Overt- Formal Language


Covert- express community

Standard vs Different

John Gumperz

Code Switching- Alternating between 2 languages

Switching

Howard Giles

Accommodation theory


Convergence- adapt communication to reduce distance


Divergence- emphasise and distinguish

David Crystal

Prescriptivist vs Descriptivist

Jean Atchinson

The infectious disease


Damp soon


Crumbling castle

Fairclough

Informalisation- vague terms