PPT-Language, Dialect and Accent

Nature of a language The linguist makes no value judgment She 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 . To understand that there are many external factors that influence our choice and language and cause it to ‘come out’ the way it does.. To understand that we all make judgements based on how people talk.. Introduction. Every language will have more than one variety, especially in the way in which it is spoken. This variation in speech is an important and well-recognized aspect of our daily lives as language-users in different regional and social communities. This chapter considers the type of variation which has been investigated via a form of ‘linguistic geography’, concentrating on regional varieties.. Fadi Biadsy. April 12. th. , 2010. 1. Outline. Problem . Motivation. Corpora. Framework for Language Recognition. Experiments in Dialect Recognition . Phonotactic Modeling . Prosodic Modeling. Acoustic Modeling. and some related issues. 【. 本著作除另有註明外，採取. 創用. CC. 「姓名標示. －非商業性－相同方式分享」台灣. 3.0. 版. 授權釋出. 】. The “Work” under the Creative Commons . 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.. Controlled Assessment 3: . Spoken Language. Analysing how speakers adapt for different purposes. Using Spoken Language Features. Public attitudes to spoken language. No . likey. no . lighty. . Y. our weekend starts right here! . Dialects and Accents. Phonetic Variation. Poll Everywhere. https://www.polleverywhere.com/. Phonetic Variation. Accent. Spoken by non-native speakers. Reflects normal influence of native phonological and phonetic system. Brought to you by. Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature . & . Dawn of the Unread. _________________. www.dawnoftheunread.com. Register of Language. “. A variety of a language or a level of usage. 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. ARI: Company Profile. Mission: Eliminate language barriers while maintaining unique cultural identities. What we do: Accent Reduction/Modification/Neutralization. What we don’t do: Accent Elimination. 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 Sociolinguistics. : Ronald . Wardhaugh. Overview. Important Terms:. VARIETY. LANGUAGE. DIALECT. Dialect geography, isoglosses, boundaries, and continuum. VERNACULAR. PATOIS. KOINE. He said that a child's language should be accepted and teachers should appreciate the importance of this. An attempt to suppress an accent is irrational . and neither humane nor necessary. Criticising a persons speech can be an attack on his self esteem.. Introduction to Accent and Dialect Study. Read the following definition of accent and dialect carefully:. Where we are from is important to people – hence support for football teams from our home region, returning to our roots at Christmas, etc. Nearly all of us have .