LANGUAGE VARIeTIES & VARIABLES
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Dialect
sociolect
Accent
The language used by a group of speakers. Different groups of people who speak the same language speak it differently, but they are able to communicate and understand each other.
It is the language spoken by a particular social group, class or subculture, whose parameters are determined by gender, age, occupation, and others.
It refers to the characteristics of speech that convey information about the speaker’s dialect, which may reveal the country's origin of the speaker, or to which sociolinguistic group the speaker belongs.
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idiolect
slang
register
The language of an individual speaker with its unique characteristics is referred to as the speaker’s idiolect. Each of us has a particular way to communicate.
It refers to the unique vocabulary used by particular groups of people to communicate. It is widely used in speech more than in writing and is of informal style.
The way we speak in a given situation or in different contexts. For instance, we use different registers for work, for going to parties, school and shopping.
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LANGUAGE VARIeTIES & VARIABLES
And why is this relevant to me?
Dialect
sociolect
Accent
The language used by a group of speakers. Different groups of people who speak the same language speak it differently, but they are able to communicate and understand each other.
It is the language spoken by a particular social group, class or subculture, whose parameters are determined by gender, age, occupation, and others.
It refers to the characteristics of speech that convey information about the speaker’s dialect, which may reveal the country's origin of the speaker, or to which sociolinguistic group the speaker belongs.
+ examples
+ examples
+ examples
idiolect
slang
register
The language of an individual speaker with its unique characteristics is referred to as the speaker’s idiolect. Each of us has a particular way to communicate.
It refers to the unique vocabulary used by particular groups of people to communicate. It is widely used in speech more than in writing and is of informal style.
The way we speak in a given situation or in different contexts. For instance, we use different registers for work, for going to parties, school and shopping.
+ examples
+ examples
References: