Sociolinguistic patterns

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• 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