1. What do sociolinguists study ?
MANAR AHMAD AWADA
HESSA KHALIFA AL BADWAWI
NOURAH HASSAN ABBOUD
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2. 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 .
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Modeling variety or code choice:
There are two reason for why an explicit model are useful :-
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3. Sociolinguists study :
It is the relationship between language & society .
Sociolinguists study :
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4. 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 ?
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5. Example : 2 Ray : Good afternoon , sir .
Principal : What are you doing here at this time ?
Ray : Mr. Sutton kept us in , sir .
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6. 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 .
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7. 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 .
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8. Social dimension has four different accounts :
Social distance scale
Status scale
Formality scale
Two functional scale
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9. 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
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10. 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 .
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12. 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
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13. 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 .
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