Introduction

to
Date and
LINGUISTIC VARIATION
Time
Observed

August 1-12
2022
Presented by:
Jeasel D.G. Moloboco
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The term Linguistic Variation (or simply variation) refers to

regional, social, or contextual differences in the ways that a
particular language is used.

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The formal study
of variation is
known as
variationist
sociolinguistics.
 Phonological
Morphological

Syntactic
Structures

Aspects of Language
 Regional

TYPES OF
VARIATION Social
Influences that affect
language variation

Contextual
 Regional variation is geographically based and shows
which part of the language area a person is from.

TYPES OF
VARIATION
TYPES OF
VARIATION Social variation or social dialect referred to as
variation in language due to social factors.
TYPES OF
VARIATION

Contextual variation is when a speaker is exposed to the same concept in two

different contexts. When building in contextual variation the concept remains
the same but the context is changed, making the original concept more salient.
TYPES OF Jargon
VARIATION

Contextual variation is when a speaker is exposed to the same concept in two

different contexts. When building in contextual variation the concept remains
the same but the context is changed, making the original concept more salient.
TYPES OF Slang
VARIATION

Contextual variation is when a speaker is exposed to the same concept in two

different contexts. When building in contextual variation the concept remains
the same but the context is changed, making the original concept more salient.
LINGUISTI
C
Interspeaker
VARIATION
 Interspeaker Variation

Variation between
Languages

LINGUISTI
Variation between
C Dialects
VARIATION
Variation between
Speakers
 Interspeaker Variation

Intraspeaker Variation
Variation between
Languages

Variation between
Dialects

Variation between
Speakers
 Linguistic Variable
A linguistic variable is a set of
related dialect forms all of
which mean the same thing
and which correlate with
some social grouping in the
speech community.
 Linguistic Variable
A linguistic variable1:
Example is a set of
relatedNew
dialect forms
York City all of
which mean the same thing
Variable = (r) in New York
and which correlate with
City
some social grouping in the
speech community.
 Example
Example 1: 2:
Very
New small
York City
Variable
Variable= (r) in New
= very York
small
City
Tiny, diminutive, little
 Introduction
to
Date and
LINGUISTIC VARIATION
Time
Observed

August 1-12
2022
Presented by:
Jeasel D.G. Moloboco