Varieties of Language

-LANGUAGES -DIALECTS -STYLES

What is variation in language?

REFLECT ON THE FORMER EXAMPLE

 POINT OF VIEW (POV)
ON
LINGUISTIC ITEMS

Sociolinguists Linguists

Social Grounds Non-Social Grounds

 TIES
M U N I
C H COM
S PEE

UNIFORM IDEAS

CULTURAL UNITY

SOCIAL UNITY
UNIFORMED SHARED
ATTITUDE AND KNOWLEDGE

UNIFORMED LINGUISTIC BEHAVIOUR

 Language
Source VS
Dialect

Pre
stig
e Size
Standardisation of language

● SELECTION

● CODIFICATION

● ELABORATION OF FUNCTION

● ACCEPTANCE