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Unit 1 language change variation in English vocabulary change language and dialect regional varieties of english
Activity one language change and use Discovering what is meat by language change Discovering what is meat by language change Finding out how language changes in the life of an individual person Finding out how language changes in the life of an individual person Analyzing the meaning of “living” and “dead” languages Analyzing the meaning of “living” and “dead” languages
Activity three observing vocabulary change in English The change of words in a language causes the change of the language. One reason why does language. Developing awareness of new vocabulary Developing awareness of new vocabulary Finding out where new words come from when we need them Finding out where new words come from when we need them Understanding “borrowing” between languages Understanding “borrowing” between languages
Activity two variation in English different places Understanding the term “regional variation” Understanding the term “regional variation” Finding out what is meat by “standard English” Finding out what is meat by “standard English” Discovering which is the best English to study--- and who decide Discovering which is the best English to study--- and who decide
Activity 4 languages and dialects in the united kingdom CComparing scale and distance in the British isles and china FFinding out what language and what dialects are in use in Britain DDistinguishing among languages, dialects and accents
Activity 5 experiencing some regional varieties of English Introduction to a Rather different sort of activity Studying the same text first in standard English and then in four regional varieties Listening to regional varieties Investigating some practical applications of this activity
Discovering what is meat by language change Now listen to the dialogue Your summary of the dialogue languages change with time; the number of languages spoken in the world is ; no one can give more exact number because: the number depends on what counts as a dialect and what counts as a language; some languages have disappeared, and we know nothing about them; when we speak of languages as living or dead, we use a metaphor. back
Finding out how language changes in the life of an individual person Listen to the dialogue We learn language first from our parents, then relatives and neighbors and other people in the world. That is to say the language we use is changing everyday. Listen to the dialogue The changes of language in the dialogue do not know= dunno bilge=Biology stinks=chemistry How the think of each others’ language Mrs. Careless, slangy, slipshod, inaccurate, disrespectful, foolish Tim: formal, precise, careful, prim, old-fashioned, traditional, quaint, foolish back
Analyzing the meaning of “living” and “dead” languages Listen to the dialogue Living language means it is still used by living people. Dead language means it was only used before and now there is no living people using it. Summary P14 back
Understanding the term “regional variation” English is spoken in different places differently. So English spoken in each place is called dialect/a variation of language. And also regional variation. back
Finding out what is meat by “standard English” Listen to the dialogue standard English refers to written English. No variety is better than others Educated southern British English is called received pronunciation/BBC. And educated American English is called network English, and VOA English. Movie and film back
Discovering which is the best English to study--- and who decide Read P 21 There is no single authority for the use of language- English. back
Developing awareness of new vocabulary P 24 examples of new vocabulary Words used in computer back
Finding out where new words come from when we need them Understanding “borrowing” between languages Listen to the dialogue What is borrowing, acronym, abbreviation, translation (ways of making new words) Other ways: conversion, affixation (prefix and suffix)/derivation, compound, shortening (exam), blending (smog), Summary P 29 back
Comparing scale and distance in the British isles and china Even in a small world like united kingdom, language changes greatly, not to mention a larger place like china, even the whole world. Listen to the dialogue back
Finding out what language and what dialects are in use in Britain Dialects: welsh, English, Gaelic, polish, Dialects and language in Britain is the same with China. Listen to the dialogue: difficulty because of accent. Speak to others according to their dialects or language back
Distinguishing among languages, dialects and accents A language is a major means of communication: there are usually reckoned to be 5000 languages in use in the world. Only some of them have a writing system. A dialect is a variety of a language, but there is no sure way to tell a different language from a different dialect. The term accent has something to do with the sounds of speech. back