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Social class
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A measure of status which is often based on occupation, income and wealth, but also can be measured in terms of aspirations and mobility. These factors can then be used to group individuals scoring similarly on factors into socioeconomic classes.
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Status
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Max Weber's theory of social class held that it was based on a person's status,measured in terms of their lifestyle and life choices in addition to measures of wealth and occupation.
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Change from above
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Changes taking place in a speech community above the level of individuals' conscious awareness. Able to be commented on. One variant is clearly standard or has clear overt prestige.
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Change from below
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Changes taking place in a speech community below the level on conscious awareness. Not the subject of overt comment.
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Linguistic Insecurity
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Speakers' feeling that the variety they use is somewhat inferior, ugly or bad.
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