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What do sociolinguists study ?
MANAR AHMAD AWADA HESSA KHALIFA AL BADWAWI NOURAH HASSAN ABBOUD Section : 52
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Contents : Definition : sociolinguists study ?
Why do we say the same things in different ways ? What are the different ways we say things ? Social factors , Dimension and Explanation ? Language choice in multilingual communities . Graph . Modeling variety or code choice: There are two reason for why an explicit model are useful :- language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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Sociolinguists study :
It is the relationship between language & society . Sociolinguists study : language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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Example : 1 Ray : Hi mum . Mum : Hi you’re late .
Ray : yeah , that bastard soot bucket kept us in again . Mum : Nana’s here . Ray : Oh sorry . Where is she ? language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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Example : 2 Ray : Good afternoon , sir .
Principal : What are you doing here at this time ? Ray : Mr. Sutton kept us in , sir . language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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Different languages may provide our background for others .
As we see in example 1 & 2 language provide a variety of ways of saying the same thing – addressing & greeting others , describing things . Language can be spoken differently depending on people feeling expression . Different languages may provide our background for others . language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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People talk differently because the influence of the social contexts around them .
Social factors influence the choice of the appropriate way of speaking in different social contexts . Linguistic variation occurs in many levels : sounds , word – structure , grammar & vocabulary . language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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Social dimension has four different accounts :
Social distance scale Status scale Formality scale Two functional scale language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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Language choice in multilingual communities
Choosing your variety or code . Definition of REPERTOIRE: list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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There are many domains of language use .
The Factor that lead Kalala to choose one code rather than another are the kinds of social factor . There are many domains of language use . language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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Modeling variety or code choice:
The information provided in example 4 page 23, we found it four domains and describe the variety or code appropriate to each. Domain Home/family Church/religion Work/employment School/education Variety/code Portuguese English language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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There are two reason for why an explicit model are useful :-
First, it forces us to be vary clear about which domains and varieties are relevant to languages choice . Second, it provides a clear basis for comparing patterns of code choice in different speech communities . Models, make it easy to compare the varieties appropriate in similar domain in different speech community A models describe which code or codes are usually selected for use in different situations . language , society & culture 12/2/2018
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