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Social Variables

Agenda

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Agenda:

Agenda

  • Social variables
  • Sociolibguistics patterns
  • Language and Style
  • Gender
  • Language and age
  • Language and social network
  • Standardization
  • Activity

Social Variables

Social variables might be identified by the modernisation theory that considers them a contribute to social progress and development of societies, and based on that explain the process of social evolution.

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CREATIVE

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Sociolinguistics deals with the use of language in relation to social variables such as: gender, social class, age, language market, social networks and origin.

Sociolinguistics deals with the use of language in relation to social variables such as: gender, social class, age, language market, social networks and origin.

The name of ‘social variants’ encompasses a huge range of differentiations that influence the way people speak, within which the socioeconomic stratum in which each one is found stands out.

The category of ‘social’ can only be discussed on the basis that linguistic variations also have a lot to do with geography.

The name of ‘social variants’ encompasses a huge range of differentiations that influence the way people speak, within which the socioeconomic stratum in which each one is found stands out.

The category of ‘social’ can only be discussed on the basis that linguistic variations also have a lot to do with geography.

Sociolinguistics

The study of the sociological aspects of language. The discipline concerns itself with part language plays in maintaining the social roles in a community.

Sociolinguistic Patterns

External Patterns

Social Class

Gender

Age

Style

Network

Sociolinguistic Patterns

External Patterns

Social Class

Gender

Age

Style

Network

E

LANGUAGE

AND

SOCIAL CLASS

SOCIAL CLASS

  • Social class involves grouping

people together and according

them status within society

according to the groups they

belong to.

SOCIAL

CLASS

• Different social classes can be distinguished by inequalities in such areas as power, authority, wealth, working and living conditions, life-styles, life-span, education, religion, and culture.

SOCIAL CLASS

  • Social class involves grouping

people together and according

them status within society

according to the groups they

belong to.

SOCIAL

CLASS

• Different social classes can be distinguished by inequalities in such areas as power, authority, wealth, working and living conditions, life-styles, life-span, education, religion, and culture.

  • Language variation, the use of standard and non-standard dialects, often reflects speakers social class.

  • Lower classes tend to speak non-standard dialects. Upper classes tend to speak standard dialects.

  • Middle classes sometimes speak more standard dialects because they hope to move to a higher class.

STANDARD AND NON STANDARD DIALECTS

STANDARD

  • Typically used by political leaders, upper classes, in the media; taught in schools.
  • Considered the dominant or 'prestige' dialect
  • correct', proper and better

Standard

  • Recognized as a prestigious variety or code that people from high level used

Non Standard

It has no prestige, it is used more commonly among lower class people and in informal contexts

According to the sociolinguistics register, this type of dialect can be informal or colloquial.

Non Standard

Non Standard

It has no prestige, it is used more commonly among lower class people and in informal contexts

According to the sociolinguistics register, this type of dialect can be informal or colloquial.

Non Standard

STANDARD

  • Typically used by political leaders, upper classes, in the media; taught in schools.
  • Considered the dominant or 'prestige' dialect
  • correct', proper and better

Standard

  • Recognized as a prestigious variety or code that people from high level used

Non Standard

It has no prestige, it is used more commonly among lower class people and in informal contexts

According to the sociolinguistics register, this type of dialect can be informal or colloquial.

Non Standard

Non Standard

It has no prestige, it is used more commonly among lower class people and in informal contexts

According to the sociolinguistics register, this type of dialect can be informal or colloquial.

Non Standard

  • Language variation, the use of standard and non-standard dialects, often reflects speakers social class.

  • Lower classes tend to speak non-standard dialects. Upper classes tend to speak standard dialects.

  • Middle classes sometimes speak more standard dialects because they hope to move to a higher class.

STANDARD AND NON STANDARD DIALECTS

STANDARD

  • Typically used by political leaders, upper classes, in the media; taught in schools.
  • Considered the dominant or 'prestige' dialect
  • correct', proper and better

Standard

  • Recognized as a prestigious variety or code that people from high level used

Non Standard

It has no prestige, it is used more commonly among lower class people and in informal contexts

According to the sociolinguistics register, this type of dialect can be informal or colloquial.

Non Standard

Non Standard

It has no prestige, it is used more commonly among lower class people and in informal contexts

According to the sociolinguistics register, this type of dialect can be informal or colloquial.

Non Standard

STANDARD

  • Typically used by political leaders, upper classes, in the media; taught in schools.
  • Considered the dominant or 'prestige' dialect
  • correct', proper and better

Standard

  • Recognized as a prestigious variety or code that people from high level used

Non Standard

It has no prestige, it is used more commonly among lower class people and in informal contexts

According to the sociolinguistics register, this type of dialect can be informal or colloquial.

Non Standard

Non Standard

It has no prestige, it is used more commonly among lower class people and in informal contexts

According to the sociolinguistics register, this type of dialect can be informal or colloquial.

Non Standard

How social classes are defined?

SOCIETY

How social classes are defined?

SOCIETY

Language depending on social class

EXAMPLE

Language depending on social class

EXAMPLE

Language And Gender

Sex and Gender

  • In general terms, “sex” refers to the biological differences between males and females, such as the genitalia and genetic differences.
  • “Gender” is the role of a male or female in society, known as a gender role, or an individual’s concept of themselves, or gender identity.

Difference between Sex and Gender

Sex and Gender

  • In general terms, “sex” refers to the biological differences between males and females, such as the genitalia and genetic differences.
  • “Gender” is the role of a male or female in society, known as a gender role, or an individual’s concept of themselves, or gender identity.

Difference between Sex and Gender

Some Approaches

  • George Keith and Jhon Shuttleworth: women talk more than men.

  • Robin Lakoff: He says that women use modal constructions than men and do not tell or understand jokes.

  • Jennifer Coates: She says that women are more likely to initiate conversation than men, but less likely to make the conversation succeed.

How gender affects language

Some Approaches

  • George Keith and Jhon Shuttleworth: women talk more than men.

  • Robin Lakoff: He says that women use modal constructions than men and do not tell or understand jokes.

  • Jennifer Coates: She says that women are more likely to initiate conversation than men, but less likely to make the conversation succeed.

How gender affects language

Examples

Women's perspective vs men's perspective

Examples

Women's perspective vs men's perspective

Language and style

Language

and style

Language

  • Language is a set f a infinite number sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite of elements.

Language Aspects

1.Communicative aspect.

2. structural aspect.

3. Interational aspect:

Languages

components

Languages Features

  • Use of sound signals
  • Arbitrarines
  • The need for learning
  • Dualtiy of patterns
  • Displacement

Style

  • Is a set of linguistic variants with specific social meaning. in this context, social meanings can include group membership, personal attributes or beliefs.

style

Classification of style

  • Style can be classified on two bases:

Style can be of two types

Informal

formal

Levels of style

  • Frozen style
  • Formal style
  • Consultative style
  • Casual style
  • Intimate style

Factor Affecting style

  • Factors affecting style maybe as follows:

social class and education

age and gender

Ethnicity

Kind of occasion

LANGUAGE AND AGE

CHILDHOOD

(3 - 8 YEARS OLD )

CHILDHOOD

Adolescent

ADOLESCENCE

(27 - 59 YEARS OLD)

ADOLESCENCE

ADULTHOOD

(27 - 59 YEARS OLD )

ADULTHOOD

OLD AGE

(60 YEARS OLD)

OLD AGE

ADOLESCENCE

(27 - 59 YEARS OLD)

ADOLESCENCE

ADULTHOOD

(27 - 59 YEARS OLD )

ADULTHOOD

OLD AGE

(60 YEARS OLD)

OLD AGE

CHILDHOOD

(3 - 8 YEARS OLD )

CHILDHOOD

Adolescent

ADOLESCENCE

(27 - 59 YEARS OLD)

ADOLESCENCE

ADULTHOOD

(27 - 59 YEARS OLD )

ADULTHOOD

OLD AGE

(60 YEARS OLD)

OLD AGE

ADOLESCENCE

(27 - 59 YEARS OLD)

ADOLESCENCE

ADULTHOOD

(27 - 59 YEARS OLD )

ADULTHOOD

OLD AGE

(60 YEARS OLD)

OLD AGE

Language and Social network

-Social network describes the structureof a particular speech community.

-A Social network is an abstract mechanism.

Language and Social network

-Social network describes the structureof a particular speech community.

-A Social network is an abstract mechanism.

Standardization

Language standardization is the process by wich conventional forms of a language are established and maintained.

Standardization

Language standardization is the process by wich conventional forms of a language are established and maintained.

Bibliography:

  • https://glosbe.com/en/en/Social%20variables
  • https://www.ejedamientos.co/ejedamientos-de-variantes-sociales/#ixzz6WGpkH8aI
  • https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232363
  • https://es.slideshare.net/ajbessette/language-and-social-class-12677617#:~:text=CONCLUSIONS%EF%82%A7%20Language%20variation%2C%20the,move%20to%20a%20higher%20class.
  • https://www.britannica.com/science/sociolinguistics
  • https://all-about-linguistics.group.shef.ac.uk/branches-of-linguistics/sociolinguistics/what-does-sociolinguistics-study/
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/sociolinguistics
  • https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199772810/obo-9780199772810-0250.xml
  • https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-language-standardization-1691099#:~:text=Language%20standardization%20is%20the%20process,or%20variety%20as%20a%20standard.
  • http://www.ello.uos.de/field.php/Sociolinguistics/Languageandsocialnetworks

Presented by:

  • Rossana Marcela Alegrías
  • Diana Fernanda González
  • Jefferson Andrés Cano
  • Oney Camilo Taquinaz
  • Lindyn Dayana Hidalgo
  • Michelle Noguera Pachichana
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