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Video Lesson 2
LINGUISTICS
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
Language Variations
Mgs. Nina Nesterenko
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
Branch of Linguistics which deals with the study of
language use in society and in sociocultural
context. In addition, it is the study of the linguistic
indicators of culture and power (Schmitt, 2011).
Sociolinguistics:
studies
explains WHY
language
languages change
variations
studies
( dialects,
language
accents,
change
It describes language varieties between
different ethnic, religious, status , and gender
groups; and explains how educational level,
age etc., may influence the language
differences, and categorizes individuals in
social or socioeconomic classes .
NON STANDARD
LANGUAGE
Accent
It is a pattern or manner of
pronunciation
DIALECT
It refers to the
broader set of
linguistic
differences
ACCENT
It refers to
differences in
pronunciation
SLANG and
Jargon is defined in relationship to a specific activity,
JARGON
profession, group, or event.
REMEMBER :
Provide speakers of a
subgroup with a
means of marking ingroup membership
and exclude outsiders
SLANG
It refers to the use of
informal words and
expressions that are not
considered standard in
the speaker's dialect or
language.
It may refer to things
considered taboo or
euphemisms ( The
substitution of an
inoffensive terms such
as "passed away" for
"died) .
JARGON
refers to the technical
vocabulary of a
particular profession
group, or trade.
vs
SLANG
a variety of language
used by a restricted
part of population,
usually young people,
teenagers, or less
respectable groups
Language Variations
To be continued!....
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