Chapter 18 - Language and regional variation1 Standard language Accent Dialect – differences in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation
Study of dialects Regional dialects Isoglosses and dialect boundaries Dialect continuum Dialect map of American English English Dialect links - x.html x.html Chapter 18 - Language and regional variation2
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AfricaAmericasAsiaAustraliaEurope Kenya South Africa Brazil Canada Central America Jamaica United States China Hong Kong India Indonesia Israel Korea Japan Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Singapore Taiwan Vietnam Mainland Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Austria Bosnia- Herzegovena European Union Germany Hungary Iceland Macedonia Scandinavia Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Chapter 18 - Language and regional variation6
Use of two (or more) distinct and different languages Individual bilingualism Group / national bilingualism Chapter 18 - Language and regional variation7
Language planning Pidgins and creoles Post-creole continuum Chapter 18 - Language and regional variation8