PPT-Languages, Dialects, and Varieties

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics Ronald Wardhaugh Overview Important Terms VARIETY LANGUAGE DIALECT Dialect geography isoglosses boundaries and continuum VERNACULAR PATOIS KOINE. Language. World of Tongues. Earth’s heterogeneous collection of languages is one of its most obvious examples of cultural diversity. . Estimates of distinct languages in the world range from 2,000 to 4,000. . Regional Varieties of English Language Varieties Every . language has a lot of variation, especially in the way it is spoken. . If we . just look at English, we find widespread variation in the way it is spoken in . different countries . such as . Australia, Britain . Why do geographers study language? . Provides the . single most common . variable by which cultural groups are identified. Provides the . main means . by which learned customs and skills pass from one generation to the next. K.T.KHADER. IUG-GAZA. Language variation. No . two speakers of a language . speak exactly . the same way. No individual speaker speaks the . same way . all the time. Language Varieties. Language variety refers to the various forms of language triggered by social factors.. Nature of a language . The linguist makes no value judgment. S/he recognizes and accepts the existence of language varieties. . School traditions emphasize a single “correct” standard form.. Linguistics acknowledges that a certain dialect may be treated as a standard form . (. Mandarin,Yue,Wu,Min. ). Modern Chinese . Varieties (1). Family Tree. Mandarin . Dialects(Varieties). Northeastern. Beijing. Ji. –Lu. Jiao–Liao. Lower Yangtze. Central Plains. Lan. –Yin. Southwestern. Dialects by . Hans Kurath in 1949. . . Three . major dialect regions—Northern, Midlands, and . Southern. Americans . migrated west, they took with them distinctive house types as well as distinctive . What is happening in this sentence? Is it English?. After . changing baby Jane’s nappy, he put on a jumper, put her in the push chair and walked to the postbox. . Distinguishing . between Languages . Lecture (2) . Outline . languages and dialects. Variety of language. Distinction between language and dialect . Regional dialects:. Regional variation . Distinction . between dialect and patois. Dialect boundaries. Sociolinguistic terms. Speech . Community. R. egisters. Style . Shift. . Code Switch. Role-Playing Activity. You lost your cell phone. Tell. Your close friend. Your mom (she pays for it). Role-Playing Activity. An Introduction to Human Geography. Where Are English Language Speakers Distributed?. Origin and diffusion of English. English is spoken by 328 million as a first language. English-Speaking Countries. Get out your handout from yesterday. Have one person from your group go grab the same packet you had LAST yesterday (they are in the back). Willkommen!. Get out your notes from yesterday. Read your AP "To Do" list – you've got a quiz tomorrow and another one Monday :) . Ethnic Name More dialects exist in Shan St ate Kachin Jinpaw Rawang Lisu Maru Karen/ Kayin Sgaw Pwo Karenni / Kayah Kayah Kayaw Padawng/ Kayen Bamar Burmese Chin/ Zomi Tedim/Zomi Zo/Zomi Teizang