2. What is a variety?
A variety of a language is a form
that differs from other forms of
the language systematically and
coherently. Variety is a wider
concept than style of prose or style
of language
http://dictionary.babylon.com/variety%20(linguistics)/
3. Varieties of English are relate to:
Language user
Regional variety Social variety
It is used by people who
live in a region or have
lived once in that region
People use it because of
the affiliation with a
social group
4. And relate to:
Language use
Field of discourse The medium
The activity
in which people
are engaged
It may be spoken or writen,
depending on the proximity
of the participants
in the communication
The attitude
It is conditioned by the
relationship of the
participants in the
particular situation
5. Both, language use and
language user, may:
Communicate in more than one
regional or soial variety
Switch varieties according to the
situation
Adopt a new regional or social variety
6. More details of each
Regional variation
It is caused mainly by the
geographical dispersion.
The people go to different territories
which creates distinctions among the
use of the language.
This is how has appeared the different
languages.
7. Social variation
There are some factors involved here like
education, socioeconomic group and ethnic
group.
And differences related to age and gender.
The most important here is the education,
because depending on the level of education
you can get prestigious in order to be
recognised into the society.
9. Nonstandard The language is used out of rules and it is
used in a non-appropiate way
Standard The most important thing is the uniformity in
grammar and vocabulary, which is used by
english speakers not necessary native.
American It is a national standard in which american
people uses the english language in the way
that the main part of its community or
country, has acepted.
British It is a national standard in which british
people uses the english language in the way
that the main part of its community or
country, has acepted.
Other national
standards
Independent conutries which use the english
language with their own characteristics. (Irish,
Canadian, New Zealand, among others)
10. Some of the national standards
are related either to American
English (AmE), like Canadian
English, or British English (BrE)
like New Zealand English.
11. Following with the varieties…
To field of discourse
A speaker uses the varieties
according to field and switches to
appropiate depending on the
occasion.
12. To medium
Here the speaker when uses the
written way of communication, has to
use a lot of expressions or signs to be
understood by the reader.
The speaker has to reformulate their
sentences into the clearer and more
effective way.
13. To attitude
We use a distinctive attitude to the
different situation in which we are
involved.
We could be formal (stiff, cold, polite,
impersonal) or informal (relaxed,
warm, casual, friendly).
14. Another important points
which are involved here are:
Acceptability
Native speakers can find illogical or
absurd, just because they can not
understand the use of the phrase or
because it sounds impolite.
It is not just focused on grammar but
also on morphology and sintax.
15. Frecuency
We are focussed on those expressions
which are used extremely frecuent or
rarely.
That is why the frecuency of the
language is very important to get
involved in it.
16. The different varieties of the english
language have been made up
because of the usage which each
country has given to it.
Consecuently there many
standards english languages
around the world.
