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Sociolinguistics:Language and regional variations - Coggle Diagram
Sociolinguistics:Language and regional variations
Sociolinguistic
aspects of society (cultural norms, expectations, and context) on the way language is used
The standard language
the variety associatedwith administrative, commercial oreducational centers, regardless of region.
Standard English: found in printed English innewspapers and books, widely used in themass media and taught in most schools.
Accent and dialect
Accent: aspects of pronunciation that identify where anindividual speaker is from
Linguistic point of view: none of the varieties “better” than anyother.
Social point of view: some varieties are more prestigious. The variety as standard language has usually been prestigious dialect, associated with a center of economic and political power (e.g. London, Paris).
Dialect: features of grammars and vocabulary & pronunciation
Regional dialects: different varieties of alanguage spoken in different regions
Bilingualism
due to politica ldominance:
member of minority group grows speaking one language, but learns another language to take part in the larger dominant linguistic community.
in familial setting
two parent speak different languages. one language tends to become the dominant one, the other in a subordinate role
Diglossia
involves a“low” and a “high” variety
“low”: acquired locally, used for everydaymatters
High: study at school, important
Pidgin
language developed for practical purpose (trading, people who had a lot ofcontact, but who did not know each other’s languages)
No native speaker
English pidgin: English is the lexifier language (the main source of words. Eg: tu buk (two books)
Creole
pidgin becomes the first language of a social community
Có native speaker