Language Matters

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  • Created on: 06-03-18 20:14

1. Dialects

  • Characterised by social/regional variation
  • The study of language in relation to social factors eg class, regional
  • The study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation
  • refers to specific lexical and grammatical choices made by speakers
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2. Arbitary nature of the sign-

  • The real world object
  • No natural link between words and what they represent, Context (Structure/code) enables meaning
  • Meaning is purely relational (contextual)

3. Linguistic Influence

  • Weaker version, Language shapes our thinking and behaviour to some extent
  • Strong version, All Human thoughts and actions are restricted by language

4. Halliday talks of two main types of variation in language. These are:

  • Formal and Informal
  • Social and Regional
  • Social and Function
  • Functional and Contextual

5. Jakobson: Phatic/ Interational

  • Language is used in a creative way (rhymes, similes, metaphors)
  • The mind of the writer/speaker to express their feelings eg autobiography
  • Language used to establish or maintain contact between the addresser and the addressee, spoken code/ conversation, written code: naturally
  • Language is used to explain itself (Questions or explanations of terminology)
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