Socio-Psycholinguistics

Sociolinguistics
is the descriptive study of the effect of any and all aspects of
society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on
the way language is used, and society's effect on language. It
differs from sociology of language, which focuses on the effect of
language on society.

Socio-Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguists are interested in how we speak differently in varying
social contexts, and how we may also use specific functions of
language to convey social meaning or aspects of our identity.
Sociolinguistics teaches us about real-life attitudes and social
situations.

Socio-Psycholinguistics
Speech community
is a concept in sociolinguistics that describes a distinct
group of people who use language in a unique and mutually
accepted way among themselves. This is sometimes
referred to as a Sprechbund. To be considered part of a
speech community, one must have a communicative
competence.
 

Socio-Psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics
is the field of study in which researchers investigate the
psychological processes involved in the use of language,
including language comprehension, language production, and
first and second language acquisition.
 

Socio-Psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics is the discipline that investigates and describes the
psychological processes that make it possible for humans to master
and use language. Psycholinguists conduct research on speech
development and language development and how individuals of all
ages comprehend and produce language. For descriptions of
language, the field relies on the findings of linguistics, which is the
discipline that describes the structure of language. Although the
acquisition, comprehension, and production of language have been at
the core of psycholinguistic research, the field has expanded
considerably since its inception:

Socio-Psycholinguistics
The neurology of language functioning is of current interest to
psycholinguists, particularly to those studying sex differences, 
aphasia, language after congenital or acquired injury to the
immature brain, and developmental disorders of language
(dysphasia). Some psycholinguists have also extended their
interests to experiments in nonhuman language learning (e.g.,
gorillas and chimpanzees) to discover if language as we know it
is a uniquely human phenomenon.

Socio-Psycholinguistics
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P resident R amon M agsaysay S tate U niversity
(Formerly Ramon Magsaysay Technological University)
Iba, Zambales (Main Campus)
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3rd Semester: A.Y. 2020-2021

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I. Course Code MEE 216

II. Course Title Socio-Psycholinguistics
I. Course Description The course deals with the interplay and interrelationship of Psychology and Linguistics, Sociology, and Linguistics. It focuses
on the learning processes, theories of language development, and the role of language in the society.

II. Credit 3
III. Contact Hours per 3 hours (54 Hours)
Week:
IV. Class Schedule Saturday, 3:00-6:00 AM
V. Consultation Hours Saturday 11:00AM-12:00NN
VI. Place of the Course in Major Subject
the Program
VII. Prerequisite None
VIII. Course General 1. Apply the knowledge of the linguistic systems of English phonology, grammar, and discourse in the teaching and
Objectives learning process
2. Use cultural knowledge in second language learning and teaching
3. Analyze and critique theory and practice of L2 teaching and learning
4. Connect theory and practice
5. Communicate effectively in both written and oral language
6. Use technology effectively in research
IX. Course Outline and Timeframe
WEEK TOPICS
1 COURSE ORIENTATION & Presentation of the VMGO
I. Introduction SOCIOLINGUISTICS and PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
2 A. SOCIOLINGUISTICS
1. Multilingual Speech Communities
a. Language Choice in Multilingual communities
Choosing variety or code
Diglossia
Code-switching or code mixing
Related Studies…

3 b. Language Maintenance and shift

Language shift in different communities
Language death and language loss
Factors contributing to Language shift
How can a minority language be maintained?
Language revival