Chapter 7 Lnaguage Variation.pptVIP

Linguistics Chapter 7 Language Variation Have a Try! E.g.1: 以后动手前直接招呼，整那虚头吧脑的干啥玩意儿啊？（东北话） 以后动手，直接上去，别拖拖拉拉的。（江浙一带） 以后动手，直接上克，莫慢慢悠悠的，搞莫斯搞撒（武汉话） E.g.2:私たちはもうこれ以上まてません、前に進もうではないでしょうか（東京） おいらたちはもうこれ以上まてへんや、前にすすもうではないっどんね（関西） Language Style and Language Dialects Dialects Other Properties of Dialects The same language or not Dialects Definition: When groups of speakers differ noticeably in their language, they are often said to speak different dialects of the same language, by specific linguistic features (Pronunciation, Syntax and so on ).P280 General Characteristics: Regional Social Ethnic (Racial) Regional It refers to the language spoken by groups whose language property is divided by geographic features within the nation and who share the same habit of speaking a certain language which is the “sub-standard version” in comparison with “the official version”. Social Social factors refer to the independent variable—stratification which decides the different using habits of the same language (using of dialects) Quiz Quiz: Role Playing Game Pretend that you are to play the following social roles, and you are to express the same meaning. What will you say when you see the picture below? How can you WORD? 城管大队长：我们英勇的城管执法人员不畏艰险，终于将屡教不改影响城市市容的顽固分子制服。 小商贩：NND，条子又来了，看把我们的老王打的，爹娘都认不出来了。 Other examples How to say ￥50? Citizens: 50 bucks （五十块） Grocers: 5 pieces（五张钱） Pedicab drivers: 5 Kuai （五块钱） Bank officers: 50 YuanZheng （伍拾圆整） How to say I love you? 愛してる（一般の民） 私（わたくし）は貴方のような美人などをずっとご恩愛します（貴族） 俺はお前のこと、ずっと愛してるんだぜ（凡夫） The General Rules for Social Factor The Higher the stratification is, the more the value of the language used will be. Namely the more cultivated the using of the language will be. Ethnic (Racial) Although the people within one country may share one language code which concords with the same reference. Anyhow, because of racial reasons, using of the same language would be phonetically, and syntactically different Phonetic Difference Though different dialect