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This document discusses dialects of the English language. It defines dialects as variations of a language that can differ in pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Dialects are generally mutually intelligible between speakers, while separate languages are not. There are two main types of dialects - regional dialects, which vary based on geography, and social dialects, which vary based on social class. The document provides examples of differences between British and American English dialects as well as the Indian English dialect. It also discusses the standardization of dialects for purposes like facilitating communication and establishing uniform orthography.

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Presentation On Dialects of English

This document discusses dialects of the English language. It defines dialects as variations of a language that can differ in pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Dialects are generally mutually intelligible between speakers, while separate languages are not. There are two main types of dialects - regional dialects, which vary based on geography, and social dialects, which vary based on social class. The document provides examples of differences between British and American English dialects as well as the Indian English dialect. It also discusses the standardization of dialects for purposes like facilitating communication and establishing uniform orthography.

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DIALECTS OF

ENGLISH
By
Faris Rahman P
Basim Aslam VK
What is Dialect?

 Dialects are linguistic varieties which may differ in pronunciation, vocabulary,


spelling and grammar.
 An alternative form of a language that differs in some way from the standard
form.
 Dialects can be defined as “sub-forms of language which are in general,
mutually comprehensible”.
Language and Dialect
“A language is a dialect with an army and a navy”

 Distinction between language and dialect are based on the mutual


intelligibility.
 Speakers of each dialect can understand speakers of other dialects and
vice versa.
 Two languages where the speakers can’t understand each other are,
indeed, separate languages.
 Usually “language” refers to the dominant “dialect”.
Types of dialects
REGIONAL DIALECTS SOCIAL DIALECTS
o Difference in use of language due to o Difference in use of language due to social
geographical discrepancies class discrepancies
o Geographical barriers o Social barriers
o Distance is an important factor o Distance is not an important factor
o The distinction is clear cut o The distinction is not clear cut
o Not easily influenced by external factors o Can be easily influenced by external factors
Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages:
 Easy trade
 Uniformity
 Deep understanding of culture

Disadvantages:
 Lack of diversity
 Miscommunication
 Difficulty in literature
Varieties of dialects
British English v/s American English
Spell out Usage
Indian English
 Most Indians speak with a native tinted accent for their English speech,
whereas the modern generation tends to speak with an accent similar to the
received pronunciation (accent of standard English in United Kingdom)
 In general, Indian English has fewer peculiarities in its vowel sounds than the
consonants, especially as spoken by native speakers of languages like Hindi,
the vowel phoneme system having some similarities with that of English.
 Indian English generally uses the Indian numbering system (lakh, crore).
 Idiomatic forms derived from Indian literary languages and vernaculars have
been absorbed into Indian English.
Standardisation of Dialects
What is Standardisation?
 Process by which conventional forms of language are established and
maintained.
 May occur through natural development of a language in a speech
community.
 May occur as an effort by members of a community to impose one dialect or
variety as a standard.
 Re-standardisation refers to the way a language may be reshaped by its
speakers and writers.
Necessity of Standardisation?

PROS CONS
In order to facilitate communication. Difficulty in handling the new methods of
To make possible the establishment of an reading and writing.
agreed orthography. Children spend many hours learning to
To provide a uniform form for school spell in an exactly uniform manner.
books.
THANK YOU

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