Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 134 views

    LING-23 Dialectology Terminology (Rev.4/23/2012)

    Uploaded by

    David F Maas
    The document discusses key concepts in dialectology, which is the study of variations in language use. It defines dialect as a variety of language that differs from others in systematic ways. Dialects can be regional, based on geography, or social, based on speaker attributes. Dialectologists study both types of dialects and their differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Informants are speakers used to provide dialect information. Isoglosses represent boundaries on maps of specific linguistic features. Jargon refers to words of a profession, while argot describes a marginal group's language variety.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    LING-23 Dialectology Terminology (Rev.4/23/2012)

    Uploaded by

    David F Maas
    134 views20 pages
    The document discusses key concepts in dialectology, which is the study of variations in language use. It defines dialect as a variety of language that differs from others in systematic ways. Dialects can be regional, based on geography, or social, based on speaker attributes. Dialectologists study both types of dialects and their differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Informants are speakers used to provide dialect information. Isoglosses represent boundaries on maps of specific linguistic features. Jargon refers to words of a profession, while argot describes a marginal group's language variety.

    Original Description:

    An Introduction to Dialectology: Terminology (4/23/2012)

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document discusses key concepts in dialectology, which is the study of variations in language use. It defines dialect as a variety of language that differs from others in systematic ways. Dialects can be regional, based on geography, or social, based on speaker attributes. Dialectologists study both types of dialects and their differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Informants are speakers used to provide dialect information. Isoglosses represent boundaries on maps of specific linguistic features. Jargon refers to words of a profession, while argot describes a marginal group's language variety.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    134 views20 pages

    LING-23 Dialectology Terminology (Rev.4/23/2012)

    Uploaded by

    David F Maas
    The document discusses key concepts in dialectology, which is the study of variations in language use. It defines dialect as a variety of language that differs from others in systematic ways. Dialects can be regional, based on geography, or social, based on speaker attributes. Dialectologists study both types of dialects and their differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Informants are speakers used to provide dialect information. Isoglosses represent boundaries on maps of specific linguistic features. Jargon refers to words of a profession, while argot describes a marginal group's language variety.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 20

    Dialectology

    Refers to the study of a particular variety of language within a language

    English is not a uniform or monolithic language


    Many

    national varieties exist American Australian British Canadian Irish New Zealand South African

    English Varies
    From

    country to country Also varies within each country People refer to people in another part of the country as speaking with an accent different from their own To a linguist everybody has a dialect

    Dialect
    We

    could define dialect as a mutually intelligible form of a language that differs in systematic ways from another form We could define dialect as a variety of language spoken by the members of a particular region or social community

    Regional Dialect
    Refers to a set of linguistic features spread over a specific geographic area

    Social Dialect
    Refers to linguistic features shared by speakers of a social grouping

    Dialect differences
    We

    distinguish a one dialect from another through (regional or social) differences in: Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar

    Pronunciation Differences
    Regional

    Differences North /grisi/ South /grizi/ Inland North /ay layk frayd kn/ South Midland /a lak frad kn/

    Vocabulary Differences
    Inland

    North Bean field South Midland Pea patch

    Grammatical Differences
    Black

    English I have live three years in Atlanta (deletion of past tense morpheme) He be fooling around (Progressive form is different from the standard regional dialect)

    Idiolect
    Refers

    to the peculiarity or characteristics of an individuals speech patterns pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary My wife Julie pronounces vail as /vl/ sail as / sl/ and mail as /ml/

    Dialectologist
    We

    define dialectologist as a scholar who studies varieties of language- both regional and social aspects Regional Dialects (Inland North, South Midland, etc. Social Class (Upper class, working class, male,female differences Ethnic differences (Black ,Hispanic Yiddish,etc.)

    Informant
    We

    define informant as a representative speaker (specimen or guinea pig metaphorically) used for dialect information

    Isogloss
    We

    define an isogloss as a line drawn on a map to show the outer -limits of a particular linguistic feature- or where a speech feature is found We should not think of an isogloss as a dividing line between two usages, but rather the approximate outer limits of a certain feature

    Total Pattern
    We

    refer to a feature which is apparently distributed throughout the entire vocabulary- such as the loss of the r in word medial and final position in New England dialect Neighbor / neb /

    Partial Pattern
    Refers

    to the behavior of a speaker who uses a variation in pronunciation which is not consistent throughout the entire dialect. The Midland speaker who inserts an r as in worsh for wash will not carry this feature into other analogous words

    Jargon
    We

    refer to words used in a profession, trade, or occupation- like morpheme, allophone, syntactic category, or bilabial fricative in Linguistics Interface, boot up, format, down-load in computer talk Identifies the user as a student or practitioner in that field

    Argot
    Refers

    to a variety of language used by members of a socially marginal group Narcotics dealers refers to : Hash for Hashish Mainline for injecting directly into the bloodstream Uppers amphetamines Downers barbituates

    Euphemism
    Refers

    to a less offensive or more polite word or phrase which replaces a taboo word To pass away for die Powder room for toilet

    Idiom
    An

    idiom is a fixed phrase or expression consisting of more than one word whose meaning cannot be inferred by knowing the meaning of each individual word Set her straight Be here in nothing flat By and large

    You might also like