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“Language is a process of free creation; its
laws and principles are fixed, but the manner
in which the principles of generation are used
is free and infinitely varied. Even the
interpretation and use of words involves a
process of free creation.”
-Noam Chomsky Father of Modern Linguistics
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Definition of
Terms
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Culture
- is the characteristics and the knowledge
of a particular group of people,
encompassing language, religion, cuisine,
social habits, music and arts.
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Ethnic
- is someone or something associated with
a particular subgroup that has a shared
national, original, cultural identity or race.
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National Identity
- a sense of a nation as a cohesive whole,
as represented by distinctive traditions,
culture and language.
Source: dictionary.com
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Linguistic Identity
- is basing one’s own identity on the
language they commonly use, especially
their native language.
Source: quora.com
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Social Identity
- perception of self and others based on
the social groups that one belongs to.
Source: quora.com
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Social Context
- a discussion of language that is focused
on language acquisition and language
learning, significance of language in a
community, and relation of language and
society.
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What is society?
Linguistics?
Sociolinguistics?
Sociolinguistics
- the branch of linguistics that analyzes
the effects of social and cultural factors
within a speech upon its language pattern.
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society
- the community of people living in a
particular country or region and having
shared customs, laws and organizations.
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Language
- the method of human communication
either spoken or written consisting with
the use of words in a structured and
conventional way.
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4 Assumptions of
Relationship
between Society
and Language
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Language Language
Society Society
Language Language
Society Society
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The influence of
social context and language
changes neutral.
Relationship of
Social Factors and
Language
Gender
Differences
Community
Differences
Culture
Differences
Economical
Differences
Gender Differences
Ethnicity
Sexuality
Social Class
Education
Nationality
The status of belonging to a particular
nation. It is a legal relationship
between an individual person and a
state.
Nationality
Language represents the nationality of
an individual, thus defends the cultural
heritage of a certain place or country.
Your nationality is the country you come
from. A person's nationality is where
they are a legal citizen, usually in the
country where they were born.
Ethnicity
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CONCLUSION: