Sociolinguistic patterns
- 1. Reflexion The aim of the Lexical Analysis course is to have a better understanding about the English Language in terms of grammar, vocabulary, meanings, speech, etc. “Sociolinguistic Patterns” is an informative text that allowed me to achieve part of that aim and understand more about English linguistically, socially and geographically. This document made me understand the English Language from a Social perspective. Why? Because it talks about the different dialects of the English Language, which are varieties that are different from one another in terms of grammar, vocabulary, meanings, expressions, etc. In the text I found explanations that helped me to understand how these dialects were born, and what were the relevant factors that made these varieties to emerge. Also, I have to emphasize the fact that a person´s social status or class, gender or ages define the person´s accent, which is a variety of the dialect. Unlike the dialect, one accent can be different from another one in terms of intonation, pitch or pronunciation. I did not much about those aspects before I read the text, but now I have a stronger concept about them. In conclusion, I think that “sociolinguistic patterns” is definitely a helpful document for me as a student because it gave me a more global perspective about the English language. When I read it, I could link it to what I had seen in the Lexical Analysis course. Even though I found more details in this document, like the fact that there is an unequal relationship between men and women in terms of linguistic patterns, it certainly complements with the subjects I have seen inside the classroom. Furthermore, I could understand that there are English language varieties all over the world, such as Britain and U.S.A, where the main difference between them is reflected in the way they express themselves, the way they think, and how they sound to the foreign. For these reasons, I can say that today, I know much more about the English language than I did yesterday. Juan Andres Rosales Torres / Lexical Analysis