What is the implication of the varieties and registers of spoken and written language

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Module 4 Varieties and Registers of Spoken and Written Language

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VARIETIES AND REGISTERS OF SPOKEN AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE

Languages

The principal method of human communication, either written or spoken words.

Spoken Languages

Is a language produced by articulate sounds, as opposed to a written languages.

Written Languages

Is an invention in that it must be taught to children, who will pick up spoken

language or sign language by exposure even if they are not formally instructed.

Languages Varieties

Variety is a generic term for an articular coherent form of language, language

varieties is referring it the various forms of language triggered by social factors.

Variety is a specific set of ‘linguistic items’ and ‘human speech pattern’

linguistic items – any basic unit of languages

human speech pattern – human voice and accent

Different Languages Varieties

Pidgin - a simplified speech used for communication between people with

different languages. A language which develops in situation where the

speaker needs to communicate but do not share a common or in the same

language.

Creole – same as pidgin that become the first language of the children

and mother tongue of the community but language is a stable natural

language developed from a mixture of different languages.

Regional Dialect - not a distinct language but a variety of a language

spoken in a particular area of a country. Being a given traditional name,

which mark them out as being significantly different from standard

varieties spoken in the same place.

Minority Dialect - a particular minority ethnic group have their own variety

which they use as a marker of identity that mark of identity, usually

alongside a standard variety.

Indigenized Varieties - are spoken mainly as second languages in ex-

colonies with multilingual populations. The differences from the standard

variety may be linked to English proficiency, or may be part of a range of

varieties used to express identity.

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