LANGUAGE VARIETIES Language Variety refers to any system

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LANGUAGE VARIETIES

LANGUAGE VARIETIES

Language Variety refers to ‘any system of linguistics expression whose use is governed by

Language Variety refers to ‘any system of linguistics expression whose use is governed by situational variable (regional, occupational, social class, etc) Crystal, 1980: 372)

Types of Linguistic Variety v User related varieties It associated with particular people and

Types of Linguistic Variety v User related varieties It associated with particular people and often place, such as Black English and Canadian English. In this case, the term variety similar to but less likely to carry emotive and judgement implications than dialect, v Use related varieties it associated with function, such as legal English, and Literary English

DIALECT Dialect refers to ‘a regional, temporal or social variety of language, differing a

DIALECT Dialect refers to ‘a regional, temporal or social variety of language, differing a pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary from the standard, which is in itself a socially favored dialect. If the variant differs only in pronunciation it is often called accent (Hartman and Stork, 1972: 62)

The Differences between Dialect and language o dialect are subdivision of language o. Different

The Differences between Dialect and language o dialect are subdivision of language o. Different languages are mutually unintelligible o. Heir historical characteristics o. Their homogeneity

Regional Dialect It is has most often been concerned with gathering data, for linguistic

Regional Dialect It is has most often been concerned with gathering data, for linguistic atlases, which are collections of maps, each showing the geographical distribution of some linguistic variant at the level of phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexicon or semantics

Social and modern Dialect which identify where a person is in terms of a

Social and modern Dialect which identify where a person is in terms of a social scale are called social dialect Modern dialectology consider socioeconomic status, using such indicators as occupation, income, education, age, or sex.

Style is describe as ‘variation in person’s speech or writing. Style usually varies from

Style is describe as ‘variation in person’s speech or writing. Style usually varies from casual to formal according to the type of situation, the person (s), addressed, the location, the topic discussion (Richards et al, 1995: 277)

§ Frozen style is the style of written prose and of social strangers §

§ Frozen style is the style of written prose and of social strangers § Formal (Deliberative) style serves primarily an information function is the style generally used in addressing a large audience. § Consultative style, the style of business talks and small-group discussion, does involve participation by addressee § Casual style is the style in which friends and ‘insider’ speak § Intimate style is characterized by the use of private and relatively permanent language code of the group and by extraction

Register is also described as ‘linguistic varieties that are linked to occupation. Professions, or

Register is also described as ‘linguistic varieties that are linked to occupation. Professions, or topic (Trudgill, 1983: 100 -1)