Dialect - local or regional characteristics of a language. While accent refers to the pronunciation differences of a standard language, a dialect, in addition to pronunciation variation, has distinctive grammar and vocabulary. Example: The word “y’all” is used in the south, almost specifically to that group of people.…
Standard 1: The student will identify and apply conventions of standard English in his or her communications.…
Fellows and Oakley (2014, p. 39) state that here are many varieties (dialects) of English that are spoken throughout the world; it can be a regional (geographical area) or a social dialect (social characteristics). Crystal, (2013) explains that the globalisation of English means that countries around the world are taking up English and making it their own and are adapting it to suit their country’s needs. Everywhere in every country of the world English is growing and is being culturally influenced. Walker, (2009) suggests that the world has adapted an English Mania and that two billion people around the world are now learning English as they believe it provides them with the opportunity of a better life. Ian Malcolm emphasises the importance that Australia has two very distinct forms of English, Standard Australia English (SAE) and Aboriginal English and a society we must recognise and respect both variations (Franca, L, 2012). Aboriginal English is a dialect of English that has been developed by Indigenous culture, its’ language also includes spoken words, eye contact, body language and silence (Caruso, 1997, p. 93). As educators, we need to understand that students come from different language backgrounds, not different language deficient backgrounds and embrace those…
This assignment will discuss the variation in spoken language, such as, the difference between accents and dialect. In addition, it will explain how some people adapt their accent and dialect depending on different situations. Furthermore, this paper will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using accent and dialect and highlights how some people are stereotyped and discriminated by the way they use spoken language.…
The English language, although used by almost all across the United Kingdom, has been mutated and altered in so many ways that sometimes we cannot even understand it ourselves.…
Standard English is an idealised variety that constitutes a set of norms associated with intellectualism, professionalism and prestige adopted by the educated speakers of English. As it is of a prescriptive nature, it constitutes what is deemed as the ‘correct’ use of grammar and vocabulary and often found in formal registers of language. Whilst it is most recognisable in written texts, Standard English also appears, though more variably, in spoken modes. However, regular use of Standard English threatens the expression of identity and culture that are conveyed through non-standard linguistic features. These non-standard features are inevitable in the modern globalised world where language is heavily influenced by aspects such as technology, displaying the tendency of language to change constantly and suggesting that a ‘standard’ form of English will not remain standard for long.…
In this film entitled "American Tongues", the basic message the viewer gets, is that many people have different dialects and that different people have different views about the people who speak them. Some of these views can be negative and offensive, while others can be positive and thoughtful. Regardless, we all can see that dialects have a huge impact on people's lives. In my paper, I will argue that people should learn a standard form of English as long as they are comfortable with it. People shouldn't feel the need to learn a standard form of English, however it is a very good thing to learn and should be put into high consideration. Even though some people might think learning a standard form of English is nonsense, it can be a really rewarding and beneficial thing to learn.…
-standardization in the case of British English is seen as tied in with the emergence of capitalism out of feudal society in Britain;…
Standard English is a powerful tool that one can take and use from the arsenal of English Language; it is the benchmark that other “varieties” of English measure itself against and also allows us to form effective communication between communities and people that have different ways of speaking. The other “varieties” of English all fall under the category of nonstandard English, which is defined as “not conforming in pronunciation, grammatical construction, idiom, or word choice to the usage generally characteristic of educated native speakers of a language” Even though the definition hints that nonstandard English is less prestigious than Standard English, there are still many examples out there that help to show that there are certain advantages of using non-standard English over Standard. One, it helps to forge a person’s identity (whether it be through the use of slang or a certain type of speech) and secondly, it allows for information to be transmitted across to another party in a faster, more effective manner. Lastly, non-standard English helps the English Language to constantly evolve and adapt to the ever-changing world that we live in.…
Every language allows different kinds of variations: geographical or territorial, perhaps the most obvious, stylistic, the difference between the written and the spoken form of the standard national language and others. English is the national language of England proper, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It is the official language of Wales, Scotland, in Gibraltar and on the island of Malta. Modern linguistics distinguishes territorial variants of a national language and local dialects. Variants of a language are regional varieties of a standard literary language characterized by some minor peculiarities in the sound system, vocabulary and grammar and by their own literary norms.…
Speaking is such a normal part of our everyday life that we usually do not stop to think about what we are doing. It could be compared to walking: once you have learned how to do it, it becomes an automatic action that does not require conscious thought. If we had to think carefully about every single step it takes to produce speech, it would take us hours to form a single sentence. Luckily, there is no need for this, as long as we stick to our native language or dialect. However, if we would like to learn a new language or language variety, we could make good use of two linguistic branches: phonetics and phonology. Phonetics and phonology differ from each other in the way that phonetics in the study of the physical aspect of human speech sounds, while phonology is more about the abstract. In this essay, I will go more into the basics of phonetics.…
1. Gimson’s Pronunciation of English. – 5th ed. Revised by Alan Cruttenden. -Bristol: J W Arrowsmith Ltd, 1996. – P. 77-87.…
Dialects can be usefully defined as "sub-forms of languages which are, in general, mutually comprehensible".[1] British linguists distinguish dialect from accent, which refers only to pronunciation. Thus, any educated English speaker can use the vocabulary and grammar of Standard English, but different speakers use their own local words for everyday objects or actions, regional accent, orReceived Pronunciation, which within the U.K. is considered an accent distinguished by class rather than by region. American linguists, however, include pronunciation differences as part of the definition of regional or social dialects. The combination of differences in pronunciation and use of local words may make some English dialects almost unintelligible to speakers from other regions. The major native dialects of English are often divided by linguists into the three general categories of the British Isles dialects, those of North America and those ofAustralasia.…
Bao, Z. M. (1998). The Sounds of Singapore English. In J. A. Foley et al. (Eds.),…
Tamil is one of the ancient languages of the world with records inthe language dating back over two millennia. Its origins are notprecisely known, but it developed and flourished in India as a language with a rich literature. With an estimated 30,000inscriptions, Tamil has the largest number of inscriptions in South Asia.…