PPT-English language Introduction to Accent and Dialect

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 . That Annoying . L. ittle . M. ark of Punctuation That Causes So Much Fuss and Makes People Want to Stop Writing and Jump Off a Ledge Because Nobody Knows How to Use it Correctly Even Though It Is as Clear As Day.. 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.. From . diaLECT. . we. . now. talk . about. . sociolect. and . other. “-. lects. ”.. Written. and . S. poken. Language. Written texts. Hybrid varieties. Spoken texts. Factual reports, technical. Claire Ashmore. 7. th. Northern Englishes Workshop, The University of Edinburgh. C.Ashmore@shu.ac.uk. Is Chesterfield in the . North. , . South . or Midlands?: . “. Not quite the north and not quite . How is language connected to culture?. Provides a basis for communication. It shapes identity. Reflects a relationship with place. Language is . situational. and . flexible. It is dynamic, changes. Language vs. dialect. Dialect. is . an author’s use of speech patterns (way . of . speaking) characterizing a characters background and/or geographical . area or certain group of people. . Dialect helps to make a character and setting appear realistic.. E.g. English spoken in Hawaiian accent/dialect.. Every language is spoken in many variations. E.g. America English – British English – Australian English. Also there exists a range of varieties in different parts of these countries.. 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. . Intelligibility in the English Sphere. By Felix . Henoud. EDUC 450B S18 Oct 162014. “. Teachers of . english. are required to teach not English as a general linguistic phenomenon but English as a subject...”p216, Jenkins 2000. 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.. Clyne 2012. Pronunciation. Pronunciation is easy once you memorize the rules…. 1. If a word has an accent mark, stress the marked vowel. (So easy, right?). pronunciation. 2. If a word is not accented with an accent mark, the stress goes on the last syllable, unless. Discover the nuances of AP English Language and English Literature with this detailed guide. Explore key concepts, study tips, and resources to excel in these challenging courses. dialects from 1800 to the present. 1. Studying . speech community types: contact, network, time. Paul Kerswill. Historical Sociolinguistics Network. Leiden, 2016. Plan (can always be changed …). Studying speech community types: contact, network,...