Lang Lit IB HL vocabulary terms (sept 7)

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Reader - response

Reader - response

The reader is central in constructing meaning. There are no 'wrong' or 'right' interpretations. The reader expresses how the text makes them feel. Text can be used to support the reader's agenda.

Formalism

'Meaning' can be ascertained by analyzing the texts structure and stylistic features.

privilege

a set of unread benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group-society grants privileges to people because of aspects of their identity.

typography

the style and appearance of printed matter (ex: italic, oblique, small caps)

Pejorative

expressing contempt or disapproval.

Jargon

special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.

ethnocentrism

using your own culture as a center and then evaluating other cultures based on it(judging other cultures based on your own norms)

cultural bias

a form of ethnocentrism in which people from a particular ethnic background judge the outside world through a worldview based on their own cultural standards.

dialect

form of language spoken in a particular region or social group.

sociolect

socially-restricted dialect used by a socioeconomic class, profession, an age group, or other social group.

Cultural norms

are expectations or rules regarding behavior concerning beliefs in a certain cultural group

Cultural relativism

Is the idea that cultural practices and social norms reflect directly from cultural norms.

linguistic relativism

influence of language on culture

Cultural Dominance

A group whose members are in the majority or who wield more power than other groups.

Colonialism

the practice of extending and maintaining a nation's political and economic control over another people or area

Cultural competency

Being aware of your own cultural beliefs and values and how these may be different from other cultures

historical-biographical

is a type of approach used when reading in order to establish a bridge between the reader and the world's of the author

slang

a often short lived, informal to the point of being racy and rebellious type of language mostly found in speech rather than writing

culture

the beliefs, behaviors, objects and other characteristics, shared by a group of people