Dialectology ( a study about language )

Dialectology is a branch in linguistics that investigate the language variation within a language.

1. LANGUAGE, DIALECT, AND VARIETIES Presentation by Olivia Wilson

2. MUTUAL INTELIGIBILITY

3. PROBLEM

4. PROBLEM

5. the process by which a language is codified in some way The existence of living community of speakers Language must be felt different LANGUAGE CRITERIA (Roger T. Bell : 1976) Standardization Vitality Autonomy

6. the fact that a particular variety can be regarded as a sub-variety, not an independent entity. he fact that a particular group of people finds a sense of identity through using a particular language. eeling that that there are both 'good' speakers (who represent the norms of proper usage) and ‘poor’ speakers. LANGUAGE CRITERIA Reduction Historicity Norms

7. What is dialect ?

8. This is to say that ...

9. Dialect : lexical variation (LV)

10. For example: dialects in USA

11. “Tired” or “Exhausted” in US

12. LV phenomena

13. Dialect : phonological variation

14. For instance: The dialect of Bostonian; Pahk yo ' car in Hahvahd yahd “ Park your car in Harvard yard“

15. Dialect : grammatical variation G rammatical variation involves two sub-types: ’m orphology ’ and ’s yntax ’ .

16. For instance:

17. Why dialect differences arise and persist One factor is the influence of geographical barriers . A river, a mountain range, or an expanse of barren land, can serve to keep two populations apart, creating or maintaining differences in usage between dialects on either side.

18. Other factors why dialect arises

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