Regional dialects Definition A regional dialect known as
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Regional dialects
Definition • A regional dialect (known as a regiolect or topolect) is a distinct form of a language spoken in a particular geographical area. • A regional dialect is spoken in one particular area of a country.
Features • Differences in: 1. Pronunciation 2. Word choice 3. Syntax
• The distinctive varieties are usually called regional dialects of the language. • Dialect geography is the term used to describe attempts made to map the distributions of various linguistic features so as to show their geographical provenance.
• Dialect geographers try to find answers to questions such as the following. • Is this an r-pronouncing area of English, as in words like car and cart, or is it not? What past tense form of drink do speakers prefer? • What names do people give to particular objects in the environment, e. g. , elevator or lift, petrol or gas,
• Speakers of US English tend to prefer do you have , though this can now also be heard in Britain alongside the traditional British English have you got. • Americans say gotten where people in England use got. Many Americans use dove while most British English speakers prefer dived. • Americans ask did you eat ? while the English ask have you eaten?
3. GRAMMAR
Social dialect : • Differences in speech associated with various social group or place.
Factors q. Occupation. q. Place of residence. q. Education. q. Income. q. Racial origin. q. Cultural background. q. Caste.
• Age • Social class Social • Race Variation • Ethnicity • Gender
Dialect is different from accent… Dialect: Accent: • The way the speaker sound. • Describes speaker’s accent and grammar. • Includes the pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. 14
SOCIAL CLASS DIALECTS VOCABULARY In the 1950 s in England, many pairs of words were to identify the social group the speaker belongs to. The word either placed the speaker in the “U speakers” or the “non-U speakers”. “U = upper-class” U speakers Non-U speakers Sitting room lounge lavatory toilet sofa settee Vocabular y Pronunciation Gramma r
Differences between Social Dialect and Regional Dialect Social Dialects Regional Dialect Use of language; social classes Use of language; geographical discrepancies Affected by social barriers Affected by geographical barriers Distance is not an important factor Distance is an important factor 16
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