Speech community A speech community is defined as a group of people who form a community and share the same language or a particular variety of language. The important characteristics of a speech community: A. They speak the same language or dialect. B. The members of the group must interact linguistically with other members of the community. C. They may share similar attitudes toward linguistic norms. 3. Speech varieties Speech variety‚ also known as language variety‚ refers to any
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The question to ask is: ‘Why not use Standard English all the time?’ Language is a powerful communication tool the user holds to express their individual identity and ingroup solidarity. The use of Standard English helps to direct this‚ as it acts as the structure of communication‚ ingroup and between speech communities to effectively present a standard for mutual understanding. Outside of Standard English comes the use of slang‚ netspeak and textspeak‚ which helps to develop and enrich the language
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Modern English‚ sometimes described as the first global lingua franca is the dominant language or in some instances even the required international language of communications‚ science‚ information technology‚ business‚ seafaring‚ aviation‚ entertainment‚ radio‚ and diplomacy‚ etc. also beside modern English there are some people use Broken English to communicate with other person. In this research‚ the researcher research Broken English
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Introduction One’s identities can be various. I am a girl who is 19 years old‚ a Hong Kong people‚ a daughter‚ a university student. We have so many different identities. Some of it will change‚ some of it is stable and unchanging. So‚ before the explanation of the relationships between language and identity‚ the definition of identity have to be define first. According to Abercrombie (2000)‚ ” this is the sense of self‚ of personhood‚ of what kind of person one is. Identities always involve
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her “Why it can’t be English?” Higgins could identify people from their accents. As during that time‚ only people from upper middle class or high class societies had the opportunities to learn proper English. And people spoke different accents or dialects according to the area they were born in. For example‚ Eliza spoke her native accent Cockney- which couldn’t pronounce the vowels a‚e‚i‚o‚u correctly. Now I come to realize that the accent in language has so much influence on people. We could know
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to unify a nation through creating rules around written and spoken language with agreed terms of usage. The four processes involved in standardisation‚ are the selection of which language will be used‚ (especially in a country where many tribal dialects may exist and everybody needs to be treated fairly to avoid conflict)‚ then elaboration of grammatical structures and vocabulary within the language. Next would be codification which would reduce language variations and potential misinterpretation
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macro distinction: 1. Micro sociolinguistics: (sociolinguistics) In social dimensions of language‚ the emphasis is on language. Micro sociolinguistics explores the way in which society influences the way people talk‚ ex: creation of a variety of dialects; how they communicate with different social factors‚ and how language varieties with social attributes such as class‚ sex and age. 2. Macro sociolinguistics: (sociology of language) In linguistics dimensions of society‚ the emphasis is on society
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The student’s data Transcript between my friend (S) and me (E) E: uhhm (3) well (1) I’m looking *forward+ (filler – first of many – um‚well‚ like!) S: *what (.) maybe+ (2) don’t turn away when you’re talking (2) E: Whaju-mean? S: (1) well (.) yeah ‘cause it won’t pick up your voice (.) *so easily+ E: *oh OK (.)+ yeah (2) well it’s just hard to (3) um (.) I’m just gonna put thee (.) um (.) piece of paper over it (write about ‘thee’ – filler) S: Oh I wouldn’t do that (.) cause it
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Fellows and Oakley (2014‚ p. 39) state that here are many varieties (dialects) of English that are spoken throughout the world; it can be a regional (geographical area) or a social dialect (social characteristics). Crystal‚ (2013) explains that the globalisation of English means that countries around the world are taking up English and making it their own and are adapting it to
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Pronunciation accent (upper class accent). Key Words: Cockney accent‚ the working class‚ uneducated people‚ different‚ Received Pronunciation‚ the upper class. INTRODUCTION A. Background of the study The United Kingdom is considered to be the most dialect-obsessed nation in the world. With countless accents that exist in the United Kingdom are historically shaped by thousands of years of history. Even in such a small space or region of the United Kingdom‚ there are varieties of accents that the people
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