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Assalamualaikum wr. wb dear my lovely readers. Today, I am
gonna post new corner ! Wooo !! It’s related to our course called
SOCIOLINGUISTICS. I will upload one topic a week. So, please anticipate it !!
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Well, this week’s topic is about the introduction to
sociolinguistics which presented by Asri, TM, and Shela. This post contains my
conclusion when my friends presenting their material and some questions and the
answers also. So, check it out !!
Sociolinguistics is the study of the relationship between
language and society. It focuses on how language are used in a community and an
area. The use of language may different in each community, area, and can be a
level of a person (derajat). There are two types of sociolinguistics, they are
sociolinguistics and sociology of language.
Q & A !!!
1.
Siti Rafiah
Q : Why do accent and dialect are included
into sociolinguistics ?
A : We know that sociolinguistics concern on the use of language
in society. Some communities are using different style while speaking, etc. For
example the rhythm and tone that Minangnese used will be different with
Javanese. And... in Sociolinguistics, we
will study about it. So that, accent and dialect are included in
Sociolinguistics.
2.
Hotdiana Pasaribu
Q : Give an example of sociolinguistics and sociology of
language in types of Sociolinguistics !A : First, we need to know what exactly sociolinguistics and sociology of language are. Sociolinguistics is an usual language that we use every day. For example in Bahasa, “Sudah makan belum ?”. Sociology of Language is effect from the using of a language toward society. For example the using of Bahasa Alay like “Udah mums beyum ?”
3.
Febti Mahani
Q : What is the difference between dialect
an accent ?
A : Accent
is related to sound and the rhythm of a language. Accent of Minang language in Pariaman
can be different with Minang language in Payakumbuh. In the other hand, dialect is not only different in sound
but also in the vocabularies the used. For example, Malay language. There are
Malay language that used “o” and “e” as akhiran. In example, “kemane ?” and “kemano ?”
Well,
that’s all for this week’s topic. See you next week !!!