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Sociolinguistics – scope of the interest
Sociolinguistics isa study of language in which the linguistic factors are related to the factors beyond the language, such as language use that is done by a certain speech community.
Language as a social phenomenon
It influences our culture and even our thought processes. Language only exists in society.It nourishes and develops culture and establishes human relations.
Understanding of language in sociolinguistics
Language use, symbolically represents the fundamental dimensions of social behavior and human interaction.
Relationship between language and society
Language and social interaction have a reciprocal relationship:language shapes social interactions and social interactions shape language.
5 language variations
Contextual
Regional
Age
Gender
Social
Bilingual vs multilingual
Types of bilingualism
Two vs more than two
Compound bilingual: develope two language systems simultaneously
Coordinate bilingual: learn two languages in distinctively separate contexts.
Sub-coordinate bilingual: learn the secondary language by filtering through the mother tongue.
Applied sociolinguistics
language planning and policy
The field of language planning and policy (LPP) isconcerned with the policies both explicit and implicit that influence what languages are spoken when, how, and by whom, as well as the values and rights associated with those languages
sociolinguistics and the law
sociolinguistics and media
sociolinguistics and education
Language planning and policy
Crucial subareas of applied sociallinguistcs
acquisition planning
refers to effort to bring about language learning
code
code-switching
a code describes a language or a variation of a language
code-switching,is shifting from one linguistic code to another,
adaptation
compound bilingualism
1st one language then a second
consultative style
involves the participation of all parties. EX : discuss a topic, and the listener must contribute feedback to the speaker.
coordinate bilingualism
two native languages
dialect
different form or a language
dialect continuum
a chain of dialects
There is always mutual intelligibility between the dialects of neighbouring villages, throughout the area, although the intelligibility decreases as the distance increases.
diglossic situation
two languages In a speech community
early balanced bilingual
two languages form birth
formal style
frozen style
formal style professional; official
frozen style highly formal; static
idiolect
Idiolect is an individual’s unique use of language,
informal style
intimate style
informal style casual, completed sentence slang; private
intimate style Personal spaces, family and friends
isogloss
the border between varieties