Language variation

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Language Variation is a core concept in Sociolinguistics.Variation is a characteristics of language: There is more than one way of saying the something.Speakers may vary pronunciation (accent),word choice (lexicon) or morphology and syntax (sometimes called grammar).

A speaker speaks one language but differs in the varieties of that language.Differences can be do to:

1.      Regional Variation

It identifies the speaker regionally or geographically

2.      Social Variation

It identifies the speakers’ status in society

3.      Register

It is the variety used by a group of people with common interest or jobs

4.      Style of language

It is to change the variety across the formality scale,example:from formal to informal and vice versa

Regional Variation

Regional variation  develops because people are separated by a common barrier like physical barriers, historical barriers, racial barriers or religious barriers.According ( Wisniewski 2007) regional variation of language is also subject to linguistic investigation.General descriptions of language focusing on pronunciation,or grammar usually provide information about the standard variety of a given language,nonetheless,that does not mean that it is in any respect better than its other varieties.

Example: England’s “single parent” = Australia’s “sole parent” =New Zealand’s “poloparent”

Social Vriation

Social dialect : A dialect that varies according to the speaker’s social class. So, the speakers’socio-economic level will affect the way they speak.

Example: Higher class : I finished that book yesterday.

    Lower class :  I finish that book yesterday.