Language in the Community

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Across
  1. 5. What speakers assert when they use high-prestige language forms.
  2. 7. A channel through which language promotes global cultural awareness.
  3. 8. A group that may be as small as friends or as large as a nation.
  4. 9. What speakers may seek by adapting their language to a group.
  5. 11. A group that may switch language varieties to exclude others.
  6. 12. An attitude showing prejudice toward groups based on race or language.
  7. 16. A language variety whose speakers are often judged or treated unfairly.
  8. 17. The main factor that allows humans to live together in communities.
  9. 19. Statements used to exert dominance or assert authority.
  10. 20. To use language to make someone feel like an outsider.
  11. 21. Status level assigned to certain forms of language.
  12. 22. A feature that can cause Caribbean nationals to face international prejudice.
  13. 23. The form of language used that can express identity in the Caribbean.
  14. 24. Informal vocabulary used by teenagers to exclude older generations.
  15. 26. A type of identity reinforced when citizens share a common language.
  16. 30. A level of identity formed from shared language within a specific area.
  17. 31. A fixed, oversimplified idea about a group expressed in language.
Down
  1. 1. Professionals who may use language to mark political biases.
  2. 2. Criminal activity that has contributed to negative bias against Caribbean accents.
  3. 3. A type of bond created when people share language for identity.
  4. 4. To treat speakers unfairly because of their language.
  5. 6. What people try to “save” to maintain their reputation.
  6. 10. Traditional practices learned through language.
  7. 13. One way people worldwide learn about Caribbean culture.
  8. 14. Specialised vocabulary used within a group to mark solidarity.
  9. 15. What the language spoken by a community helps to express.
  10. 18. A school figure who often uses language to assert power.
  11. 25. Social connections formed through language use.
  12. 27. A person’s unique way of speaking.
  13. 28. Written works that spread Caribbean culture globally.
  14. 29. A Caribbean language variety often used to exclude foreigners during travel.