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Sociolinguistic patterns
Ana luna Pedrero
• Upper class
• Non- upper class
• The differences werebassed on social class
50’s
• The language differenceswere based on the region(dialect ).60’s
Differences in the language
Principal social dimensions sociolinguisticshave been concerned in :
Social class
( has been the most researched) Age
genderwomen more standard
Social network( people we interact are sources of
influences on speech
varieties of english
Can be dividedinto two grups
(r) Pronouncing
Non rhotic
( r ) pronouncing.
Rothic
Language and style
Adopts forms used byother speaker
Recognition of an exterior standard correctness
Convergence Hiper correction
Gender
Women
-More standard-Concerned with politness
-Victorian era : speaking properly was meaningbeing a female
Standarization
Its createdby planning
Is nevercomplete
Thestandarizationof thelanguage isalwayschanging