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wr. wb.
We
are gonna talk about Sociolinguistics again and this week’s topic is about Language,
Dialect, and Varieties which presented by Dikky, Susi Lestari, and Fenny. This
post contains my conclusion when my friends presenting their material and some
questions and the answers also. So, check it out !!
Wardhaugh (2006) distinguish the terms language and
dialect as follow: Lower part of variety language is dialect and as the main part is language. Some languages have more than one dialect for instance Batakness are spoken in various dialects
like Batak Mandailing, Batak Toba, and Batak Karo. Dialect is the variety of vocabulary, syntax, pronunciation. Accent is variety only in
pronunciation. There are two kinds of dialect. They are regional
dialect and social dialect.
Style is the way speakers speak, the speaker also can make a
choice weather informal and formal, it depends on circumstance, age, and social group of participant. Registers refer to particular ways of using language in particular settings
within that community. Registers can simply be described as variations of the
language according to its use.
Q & A !!!
1.
Mike Yulfa Acmi
Q : Why does
sociolect has closer relationship with social background rather than
geographical background ?
A : First, we need
to know what exactly social background and geographical background are. Social background
is the condition that we interact with people in daily activity. Geographical background
is the location or region where we from. Social background has big effect
because we do that every day. Example; we was from West Sumatera which always
use Minangness language and then we move to Java Island which use Javaness
language. Because of that, Minangness language will be change to Javaness
language, because we must hear and will speak Javaness language to communicate
and interact with the society around us.
2.
Ratna Sari
Q : Give more
examples and main difference between social and regional dialect !
A : *Social
Dialect : Create
among social groups and are related
to a variety of factors such as social class, religion, and ethnicity.
*Regional
Dialect : Certain differences from geographical
area one to another in pronunciation, in the selecting and constructing of
words, and in syntax of a language such distinctive varieties of local variety
3.
Asep Sukroko
Q : Explain the
difference between language, dialect, and accent !
A : Language is a tool to communicate to
others an it is the main part of variety language. Dialect is the lower part of variety language and it is the variety
of vocabulary, syntax, and pronunciation. Accent
is variation in pronunciation only.
4.
Desi Nori Sahputri
Q : Language and
dialect are ambiguous term. What does it mean ?
A : While people do
usually now what language they speak, they may not always lay claim to be fully
qualified speakers of that language. They may experience difficulty in deciding
whether what they speak should be called a language
proper or merely a dialect of some
language. That’s why language and dialect are ambiguous term.
5.
TM. Ridhani
Q : How can
language be different each other ?
A : In the past, there is an agreement between
each country about the use of language. Whether it is same or different
language.
Well,
that’s all for this week’s topic. See you next week !!!
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