Language, society and

culture

Language, society and

culture

Is

A form of social identity

Which indicates

Membership of different

Can be influenced

for

It’s a group of people who share a set of It’s a group of people who share a set of norms, rules and expectations regarding the use norms, rules and expectations regarding the use

of languageof language

The science which studies and investigates language

from this perspective is called

Has a

Strong connection with

Antrophology Sociology

Investigation of language and

culture

Crucial roles that language

plays.

are

Varieties of language used by groups

Defined according to

1 Social Classes

2 Education 3 Age

4 Gender

1 Social ClassesCombined

elements from

Place of occupation

Socio-economic status

These two groups have a different pronunciation of the following sounds:

/r/ /ŋ/ /h/

HighHigherer(the higher

socioecomic status: The The

more more (r)(r) soundssounds

LowLowahah(the lower

socioecomic status: the the fewer (fewer (r) r) soundssounds

WalkiWalkingng GoiGoing ng

(Higher class)(Higher class)

SittiSittinndrinkidrinkinn

(Lower class)(Lower class)

HHelloelloHHouseouse

(Higher class)(Higher class)

eello llo oouse use

(lower class)(lower class)

2 EducationDifferences

between

Who go to college

Who don’t go to college

have

Spoken features

Which derive from written language (books)

Use expressions like

“Them boys throwed somethin”

3 AgeEspecially

differences between

Grandparents Grandchildand

4 Gender

Use more prestigious forms: Eg: I done it.

Discuss their personal feelings.

Mention personal experiences.

Less prestigious forms: Eg: I did it.

Prefer no- personal topics such as sports and

news. They respond giving

advice or solution.

Can provoke

Differences in speechDifferences in speech

For example in the case of BLACK ENGLISH VERNACULAR BLACK ENGLISH VERNACULAR (BEV) (BEV) and the frequent absence frequent absence of the form of the verb to be:

They mineThey mineYou crazyYou crazy

The personal dialect of each individual speaker of a language. It differs in some

details.

Related to

Going for a job interview

Eg: Excuse me. Is the Excuse me. Is the manager in his office?manager in his office?

Speaking to a friend

Eg: Hey, is that lazy dog Hey, is that lazy dog still in bed?still in bed?

Formal Very Informal

I am writing to inform you …

Just wanted to let you know…

Related to

is

Eg: abductionabduction AMAAMA

Eg: GarnishmentGarnishment Next friendNext friend

Eg: ActiveXActiveX BitBit