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UNIT 2: SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE VARIATION - Coggle Diagram
UNIT 2:
SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE VARIATION
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES
State the concept of language varieties
properly
Discuss the concept of variation in
sociolinguistics
Distinguish between written and spoken
varieties of a language
Explain that variation in language is
determined by social situations
Identify the varriations of language in a
social setting
MAIN CONTENT
General Overview
Language is often regarded as a uniform entity, however, many
significant varieties still can be seen.
Regional variations and standard language
Terms for variations of language:
Accent: studied in pronouncing words characteristic of a
specific group of people.
Dialect: denotes aspects of pronunciations together with words
and syntax slightly diferent from the standard variety.
Vernacular: particular language used
in a particular region in a country.
Diglossia: reflects situation that can use 2 or more languages
in a communicative contacts.
Language may be influenced by other major languages
in the world such as Arabic, Spanish, Chinese...
Pidgin: mixture of 2 other languages
Creole: evolved pidgins acquired as native
language.
Notion of Sociolinguistic Variation
Dialect
Sociolect
Ideolect
Spokend and Written Varieties
Distinguish Spoken and
Written Languge
Spoken language is generally less
formal than written language.
Spoken language tends to be less
precise than written language.
Written language is often more articulate
and sophisticated than spoken language.
Spoken language can be more communicative than written language due to extra cues such as body language and tone.
The Varieties of Choice
Common colloquial words
Professional and social jargons
Vulgarisms
Dialectal words
CONCLUSION