Sect vin af Mice, Ae “eater i 1 Gh he 15 tat Se Ey 1 ney patie Langa cea ee Spd Cd 1 el ag eta 2 Dia pin ge Ree ws 2 Lip ti Si sre ey 1 Tete ane an nin Linguistic Variation as Social Practice The Linguistic Construction of Identity in Belten High Penelope Eckert ‘Stanford University DBBLACKWELL2 The Social Order of Belten High ‘en High and on 4 et ha rn all he way through the abe tdi Beso Like at high schol of serait isa rectangular rue re with re window sro ste ia parking te The ‘aren ofthe bung rien oer ton” space vocational as ross se om ad trams soe lsd the teri sade ‘orgy and tle an} ead faite the ber In he center ‘Shura antec open se wih gas ee eres ences nd ath ha fr gon shrtcts amg the oe wings ha makeup Prete The cial wor of Belen igh acorn th lyn ‘rcomer ibe inthe tansoration of reningl aac ito mesg eer "The ppl and the inion sacar ofthe cho — it pees chedey, rosin scviey ule seme se conarit and rare {ire within the schoo. Sten come wo the sca with th oe Imre and thet om sese of ajar, epunding ously tte seh lfrénces Thora tpehethey fd ays to meet he gol, futher reas satis hi desires db what hey fae ted et through the day o snp to survive Clltaoa of pele cme ger sound tonmon eco common fay des Jest eesti an! fo robles fining jit responses nd states er deg with hen ‘he context ofthe cho. Tey den jin paces jit may Fane Moning in tbe achoal hey ona schoo bed communis a rae ‘ee Each indie sharing flee enavors with leet groups of propl Hiely to eter int mule communities of prac some [toe wl he ore earl to the indi tha eters. And some (fem wl ert et beer than ter fr ato rane cop Ty math ther members the fees of pron see, sd the anne ope oe crumunies of peace Tein ogling the ‘ent othe aro ommanites of practi ht he nda Se 1 pesonal ah The Sasa One of Ben High a 21. Jocks, Burnouts, and ‘the High School Corporate Culture ‘While mit concern abst US high cha fists am the cream, the exroearcelar sphere permeates dayton fe in sebul I pe sme around extrac rae ha ene that he ao [cent oil ordre ~ an it rund the scien hema, ut ound condi ver wha the nals norms of parisipaon i hie ‘thre shal dele adler einen The excuse of the publi high chal commonly en the pear itfr i ration, nd aoemaie cheatin th sl oles a east seme parva Inte splere But eracarculr sie re more han of ete ‘ning pubis th ny studene might chose fom they conse ight ooprne, igly omptne, hers soci sje. Io Tact conte operate tng yt He ha of he nese forthe sadam werd, won which ambos stdens cooperate and ‘cunpee t develop ‘adda! corporate cers. These cers “cunt” ‘pore thn (othe echinacea ‘atu aaa within the sched oun a wl ods dso a he ‘etna eel cols Tus he hr! popalri evel hat step ste to aalset sal recepatns aly based Jadu ened aod alec nian ranges “Theachal year titarand arene anchangig sequence of soil and sti see deed #0 enhance the socal stnespee in he ‘Shoal and the cha’ compttnenes with other sels Schelpe el conta sures tbe depen ofthese acti and aden rnin thameler 0 mak te of the sure: compete mane mene therouecr and bul carers hough the apc ase and i= tribution of tse racares among te student fey, and though the rami f ssc sctiiee The bri of resource ‘Sed bya tude early which the mua plc i onion ove al of eorporate ols cereade, sant ane memo eee, ‘arty ett, honesty presen), tions with exes ad ‘eis an bread he inven cnstteeny And sess 0 at inthe extraciriclar sphere Ered y his erry. The work nd servicing af newer rege to compete inthis sphere i a al Consuming eran, and for the stent balding carer nthe ih ‘hoa Seni ain ad ail reaions ome be bit om the ist ‘Bon stretre othe sco hetero” Ms ee sed fr ameThe Sui Oder of Been ih Sime in may arf he near apd minster United State telco ‘uch crprte stds And whe parcpation inate Bly Ses in his eters, prs themes are not eral fo this ee ‘Seaton. In fc een who pripter exelent ly tebe called "hers jock” whl ne (pura boy) nh printer ‘help soil sets maybe called a acto ‘Students whe do at re to putt tis sper an move of co debe esi school tthe end ofthe reaued day and paring. this ekewhae And tens wh mat pk a chon aang he tits cam So s0 a nga they ett chest sti ha ae ‘orcad win the joker =the lew ana” ees Bul sty gore exrcurclr phere beau the rales itch eters ino eher aes of race in the schoo Inenhang ft ‘het cooperato nd wor, jks are rated spec feeds ergo, wy ~ they atin onal rasan gin coal ef many ‘epee the daly ie ofthe schol They bene pbc pense win the shod and equnty win the lel cnamary Ths hey Joa Simply dominate the ates themselves Bote schoo at ae. Tes ‘ot surpising the, hat jocks insaionalascndane atts eset {eh fom pepe mao are uate compet td rm people ha doa ‘inh ytd chat here soul be andar eptin inthe shoe ‘Sedo he ery prices that under ancendance: One et ew te ‘rout shaving merged opposition fo he Jes — ppt tha val hi eet chi rege Bat ei st a that te jacks have emerged opposition the burnouts wha neve etre he ‘Shel buc rive 1otarcend the domination of dle and the in "ion whom jc se suanouly representing ested asonnay fn deed fare TF peptone corporate sty ofthe sca crete pies, it ial an extension a pies for teat do ct any Se Ino de execu sphere. Tere cs bas wo stuent? aration "and csancing fm, thi sper a frm ote aspects of the shel Inion. Th he cal categorie fc and bros ar ot Wa ‘guration: br te vers meats by which adult scl css embeded inthe adlscone soil ode hence reproduce. As willbe show some dean caper 5 the jes and Burnouts come bya ae fom he ‘npr and the lover hl of the teal masoconomicconinaem. While aren cu ina predict of x sden eaepry alton nek ‘hera) there i= ih signibe acon betwen thet. The Wo ‘pore repent dass espns othe stonal arageent af ‘The Sl Onder of Belen High ° the shin embodying cory rr ilo 0 ales The i= Terns betes jc and burnout i clas plrztion fr the ae- escent ape grup bgng mile ce Staonal race ito Sark ‘ort with weking ca prema and lel racic. And bth het ‘Sheagrcntin neuen! pace andthe burnouts! jection to these rates cla emerge fom dileetcldbood experienc fom die orenpestat snd sins nd fom 4 cet seme of what hol arcane er Tit subrten choos, Btn High sdsgned above alo prepae ‘ase or cal 2d erst ar prtipaon inal mid cats a coporat (roy eine) prac. As most comprehensive high ‘Shows the octane eurclr and ecarcalr tvs serfly reaited ah cllgerequtemencs providing 2 cer and eine Traktry beyond igh sho, The fal ange of college prepara and {ved pcm ase cllge bowl eamination preparation, 2d Calle sision counseling garnet effectvenes ofthe academic fourm, The caril managment of he execu mp by 2 po otona! atone acter deer epsrer ta the vous stent ovement and wh sol ster ee compete on # natal eve ‘Therion of yarty sper nth acho eu gusentes the ater thm of ellos seu i face than one ray sl ld eof Toveuing pact Sn ber Iu oud of school bth to shaw Toa tote scl ginscen 9 eles cous Por the cllee- ‘rund dee the boa eitinacy nquesonbl, nd Whe pure ‘puton ithe schol carport context eles bing tthe ulate Arbor of ada and the sn, the prone of eae fture soca {nd scoomic omer maybe sam 2 compensating foe the elo more ‘metic. “The burt onthe ter band, nsf wha aze bund deel for the loa wordnet es rns robo school suber, While the ‘Schoo bout a conse vocal rogram, between what proies nthe dice programe at tae cn Bs tit provides ie ‘pyr eling element a iocomplete preparation for sted Dpbe And tec weal ection sy dnton quite sil Spex ‘dete bund forte a wil often ee ana eduction beyond the high schoo and soon aden general eth many the sills they in inte hgh schol we cuted, ‘The banana, therefor, ‘tvs he chal eat nthe ost base ems: And heres De Ccracursclr sphere Servs the jc tues 2 wel a etersing them in the pres, hold po sch pomie forthe ware ound.