Sociolinguistics Language Variation What is Sociolinguistics? What Factors Enter into Language Variation? • Language does not exist in a vacuum. • Since language is a social phenomenon it is natural to assume that the structure of a society has some impact on the language of the speakers of that society. • The study of this relationship and of other extralinguistic factors is the subfield of sociolinguistics. • We will look in this section at the ways in which languages vary internally
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Chap-04 B.V.Ramana August 30‚ 2006 10:13 Chapter 4 Calculus of Variations function of the independent variable y(x)‚ which is a function. Thus L{y(x)} = Y cn c2 A O c1 X B x2 x1 4.1 INTRODUCTION Calculus of variations deals with certain kinds of “external problems” in which expressions involving integrals are optimized (maximized or minimized). Euler and Lagrange in the 18th century laid the foundations‚ with the classical problems of determining a closed curve in the plane
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English language and its regional variations A language isn’t the same in every place where it is used. There are many factors that make it contrast with the standard form. The central subject of this essay is thus the regional variation of the English language more precisely in the Asian Continent that is related to the chapter of Crystal (2002: 276 – 280). The English spoken in India will be stressed due to its specific characteristics and importance. Walsh (2001)‚ more than 10 years ago‚
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LANGUAGE VARIATION By Dr SHAMIM ALI ABSTRACT We must realize that language as a "thing" to be studied is necessarily
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Regional accents show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This reading provided an overview of the many identifiable variations in pronunciation‚ deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect‚ of the local variety of Standard English between various populations of native English speakers. Local accents are part of local dialects. Dialects of English have unique features in pronunciation‚ vocabulary‚ and grammar. I have learned that the term "accent"
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individuals are the characters Katherine‚ Clara and Beethoven in Moisés Kaufman’s 33 Variations. These three characters although each of their challenges have different risks and rewards‚ had the courage to move out of their comfort zone. This is significant because these characters did something different than the average human‚ which gives a view into what can happen if we follow their footsteps. In the play 33 Variations‚ Moisés Kaufman shows how humans who do extraordinary
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Language Variation and Change in Sultanate of Oman Macro-Sociolinguistics Parsa Khan Student ID # 35700-1095 Arabic‚ the sixth largest spoken language in the world‚ which consists of 186‚000‚000 speakers around the globe and being the central language of the Middle East‚ is one of the most significant languages in this century. Sultanate of Oman which is an Arab nation and its national language is standard Arabic may not make up much of those 186‚000‚000 speakers but it surely has and maintains
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community ‚ there are degrees of language variation. The geographical location of an individual; their socio-economic background; their education and even their gender are all significant factors in language variation. Individuals differ in the manner in which they speak their native tongue‚ although usually not markedly within a small area. These variations in language constitutes its dialects. All languages are continuously changing but
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The Cebuano language is widely spoken in the Philippines. It is the primary language of approximately 15 million people living in the central part of the country. It is spoken in Cebu‚ Bohol‚ Western Leyte (i.e.‚ Ormoc)‚ Eastern Negros (i.e.‚ Dumaguete)‚ Northern Coast of Mindanao (i.e.‚ Cagayan de Oro) and Davao Region in Mindanao (i.e.‚ Davao City). Along with the many other languages‚ it has managed to spread around the country through the years and now has the largest native language speaking population
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discuss the variation in spoken language‚ such as‚ the difference between accents and dialect. In addition‚ it will explain how some people adapt their accent and dialect depending on different situations. Furthermore‚ this paper will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using accent and dialect and highlights how some people are stereotyped and discriminated by the way they use spoken language. There are many ways to speak English‚ ‘Based on how much the English language is used around
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