Isogloss: It is a line across a map separating two areas, and which represents a boundary between them with regard to one particular linguistic item. Regional Dialects: They refer to the feautures of speech found in one geographical area, for example: stereotype pronunciations, definitions, etc. If we think of Stardard English, it is the variety we normally try to teach to those who want to learn English as a second or foreign language.Īccent: It refers to the aspects of pronunciation that identify where an individual speaker is from, regionally or socially.ĭialect: It is used to describe the features of grammar and vocabulary as well as aspects of pronunciation.ĭialectology: This is one of the criteria used in the study of language to distinguish between two different dialects of the same language and two different languages. The Standard Language: It is an idealized variety associated with administrative, commercial and educational centers, regardless of region. CHAPTER 18: "REGIONAL VARIATION IN LANGUAGE"
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