According to her, “Every country has its own way of saying things. The important thing is that which lies behind people’s words.”
Freya Stark
According to _________“Language, more than anything else, is the heart of the culture,” (as cited in Lee, 2017)
Stevenson
Two major varieties or dialects of English?
American English and British English
American and British English differ in what way?
Vocabulary
Pronunciation
Spelling
The varieties of English used by three identified concentric circles of societies. What are those?
Inner Circle
Outer Circle
Expanding Circle
Inner Circle?
England
USA
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Outer Circle? (former colonies)
India
Africa
Nigeria
Pakistan
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines
Bangladesh
Expanding Circle?
China
Japan
Germany
Turkey
Egypt
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Korea
Taiwan
A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
Lingua Franca
The language that provides the basis for the majority of contact languages' vocabulary, or lexicon. Often this language is also the dominant, or superstrate language, though this is not always the case.
Lexifier
Linguistics Preferences and Nonverbal Behavior causes?
Miscommunication
Variations according to use.
Register
Refers to particular varieties or styles of speaking and writing which vary in their degrees of formality depending on the topic (what), purpose (why), context (where), and audience (who).
Register
Give examples of Register
Legal Register
Banking
Business
Weather Forecasting
Type of Register that is "frozen" in time and content because it rarely or never changes?
Very Formal, Frozen, or Static Register
Poetry
The Lord’s Prayer
Laws
Marriage Vows
Insurance Policies
are examples of what type of register?
Very Formal, Frozen, or Static Register
Type of Register that is one-way in nature?
Formal or Regulated Registers
Books
News Reports
Magazine
Journal Articles
Business Letters
Official Speeches
Sermons
are examples of what type of register?
Formal or Regulated Registers
Type of Register that is the normal style of speaking between communication who use mutually accepted language that conforms to formal societal standards?
Neutral, Professional, or Consultative Registers
Types of communication between;
strangers, teacher and students
superior and subordinate
doctor and patient
lawyer and client.
are examples of what type of register?
Neutral, Professional, or Consultative Registers
Type of Register which uses slang, vulgarities, and colloquialism?
Informal, Group, or Casual Register
Conversations
Chats and Mails
Blogs
Tweets
Personal Letters
are examples of what type of register?
Informal, Group, or Casual Register
Type of Register that is private, intimate language reserved for family members or intimate people?