PDF-Dialects: Regional Varieties of English

Regional Varieties of English Language Varieties.  . Hughes A., . Trudgill. P. .. ,. . English Accents and Dialects . (An Introduction to Social and Regional Varieties of English in the British Isles). , Fourth Edition. ; Hodder Arnold: 2005. http://sounds.bl.uk/Sound-Maps/UK-Soundmap/full-screen. 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 . August 26, 2011. Americanisms & . Filipinisms. Americanisms. “Take your seats…”. “Take out a quarter sheet of paper.”. “Please switch papers.”. “See you later!”. American English. 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. From . diaLECT. . we. . now. talk . about. . sociolect. and . other. “-. lects. ”.. Written. and . S. poken. Language. Written texts. Hybrid varieties. Spoken texts. Factual reports, technical. 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 . 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. 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.. 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. A . language . variety where . users . regional . /. . s. ocial. . background appears in . their. . use of . vocabulary . &. . grammar. . DIALECT. T. he . features of pronunciation (the . speech.