Sociolinguistics

What is the term for understanding the mind and culture?

Does language reflect and shape an individual's perception only?

Does language make us behave in a certain way?

What is the name of the hypothesis which embodies the idea that we are prisoners of our own language?

Who maintained the idea that all languages share the same logic and principle?

Which theory does bilingualism counterargue?

Linguistic relativity embodies the idea that language influences perception, thought and behaviour.

The theory of colour terminology disproves the theory of linguistic determinism.

Which theory claims that children who use vernacular forms are linguistically deprived or deficient?

--------------is a branch of linguistics which provides evidence to courts about language issues.

----------------------refers to language variation influenced by changes in situational factors, such as addressee, setting, task, or topic.

-------------------------is a polite speech strategy to accommodate addressee.

---------------------describes the specific vocabulary associated with different occupational groups or specific situations.

-------------------utterances provide information, e.g. At the third stroke it will be three o’clock precisely.