Language Varieties语言多样性)-----outline1.Language and societyA.Language as a social activityB.The definition of sociolinguisticsC.Relation between language and societywiththehelp of examples2.Dialect varietiesA.Regional dialectB.Temporal dialectC.Sociolect/social dialectD.StandarddialectE.ldiolect
Language Varieties (语言多样性)-outline • 1.Language and society • A.Language as a social activity • B.The definition of sociolinguistics • C.Relation between language and society with the help of examples • 2.Dialect varieties • A.Regional dialect • B.Temporal dialect • C.Sociolect/social dialect • D.Standard dialect • E.Idiolect
The understanding ofLanguageVarietiesVarietyisagenerictermforaparticularcoherent form of language in whichspecificextralinguistic criteria can be usedto define it as a variety.Languageshowingvariationinspacetime and social distance
The understanding of Language Varieties • Variety is a generic term for aparticular coherent form of language in which specific extralinguistic criteria can be used to define it as a variety. • Language showing variation in space, time and social distance
examples·Ageographicallydefinedvarietyis knownasadialectAfunctionalvarietyasjargonAvarietywith a socialbasis as a sociolect:Asituativevarietyasa register
examples • A geographically defined variety is known as a dialect • A functional variety as jargon • A variety with a social basis as a sociolect • A situative variety as a register
Language variety mayinclude threetermsLinguafranca（通用语）Pidgin（洋泾滨英语---混杂行话）·Creole（克里奥尔语）
Language variety may include three terms • Lingua franca(通用语) • Pidgin(洋泾滨英语-混杂行话) • Creole(克里奥尔语)
Lingua franca(通用语) Lingua franca is the general termfor a language that serves as ameans of communicationbetween different groups ofspeakers.Eg:English ,Putonghua
Lingua franca(通用语) • Lingua franca is the general term for a language that serves as a means of communication between different groups of speakers. • Eg:English ,Putonghua