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Understanding Language Diversity and Sociolinguistics

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Explore foundational concepts in language and sociolinguistics, diglossia, speech communities, dialects, and societal views on language. Discover how language shapes culture, socialization, and norms.

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  1. Foundational Stuff Chapter 1

  2. Language: … in 25 words or less … LVQ

  3. Language for a Linguist… • Communicative • Community-based • Systematic • Generative • Arbitrary • Human

  4. Whenever we speak… Language Strategic Competence Competence Organizational Pragmatic Competence Competence Grammatical Textual Illocutionary Sociolinguistic Competence Competence Competence Competence Vocabulary Cohesion Rhetorical Dialect Cultural Organization References Syntax Register Morphology Functional Phonology Abilities

  5. Two Views of Language • Noam Chomsky • Focus on ideal situation • Homogeneous speech community • Competence = performance • Dell Hymes • Focus on real people • Speech community is critical • Competence ≠ Performance

  6. Whaddya Think? • What are the two most noticeable features that vary by dialect? • What other features may also vary?

  7. Dialect • American English • http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/ • International English • Nigerian English • Chinese English • Many more at: http://www.ku.edu/~idea/

  8. Politics of Language

  9. Linguistic Perspectives • Mutual Intelligibility • English • American • British • Nigerian • Chinese • Beijing • Hong Kong • “Dialect with a Navy”

  10. Sapir-Whorf • Language & Culture: Inseparable Couple? • Strong view… • Weak view… • “The aged” vs. “Senior Citizens”

  11. Standard vs. Non- English • I don’t have any. • I ain’t got none. Prescriptive rules • “Correct English is the slang of prigs who write history and essays.” -George Eliot -

  12. Prescriptive Fallacies • Standard is more logical • Standard is classical • Older is better • Language should be pure(free from foreign influences…)

  13. Speech vs. Writing…

  14. Speech vs. Writing • Primacy of Speech • Traditional focus of Sociolinguistics • Quasi Independence of Writing • Coming into its own • Electronic Communication • Organizational Communication • English for Specific Purposes

  15. Nice Quote • Languages are not products residing in grammars and dictionaries, but flexible, interactive tools… p. 33

  16. Societal Views • Functionalism • Culture • Socialization • Norms & values • Status & role

  17. Whaddya Think? • Marxism in Sociolinguistics: • What’s the relevance to today? • Race • Gender • Social class • Others? • Benefits/Dangers of this approach? • cf. Sapir-Whorf…

  18. Interactionalism • Bottom-up approach • Benefits/dangers…?

  19. Nice Quote - Redux • Languages are not products residing in grammars and dictionaries, but flexible, interactive tools… p. 33

  20. Key Vocab • Culture • Socialization • Norms/Values/Mores • Status/Role

  21. Whaddya Think? • Are all languages created equal? • Theoretically? • Practically?

  22. Rural India Plowing • What’s the moral? • Possible corollaries? p. 36

  23. Speech Community … in 25 words or less… (5 pts on pg 38)

  24. Speech Community Cont’d • Bilingualism (incl. Multilingualism) • in Society • in Education • Bi-Dialectalism • Diglossia

  25. Diglossia • What is it? • How many languages? • What is the status of the languages? • How is language selection governed?

  26. Common Code Usages • High: • Sermons, lectures, political stuff, serious news, poetry, fine literature • Low • Instructions to workers & servants, conversation with friends, pop-culture stuff, folk literature, humor

  27. Diglossia in Use • “High” is seen as more ____ than “Low” • How does diglossia develop? • Why does it persist? • Pride • Power • Tradition

  28. Diglossia Examples? • Arab Speaking World? • Spanish Speaking World? • English Speaking World?

  29. Whaddya Think? • Should diglossia be a part of an ‘enlightened’ community?

  30. For Tomorrow • Read • Chapter 2: 44 – 62 • Reflect & Write • ~ 250 word reflection on “a day in your life” • How did you use language (different situations, goals, products) • What dialects/styles did you use? When? Why? • Relate some of the class concepts to your day