Types of variation
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There are five major types of varieties of English: region, social group, field discourse, medium, and attitude. Regional variations are called dialects and depend on where the speaker is located or has spent most of their time. Social variations within dialects differ based on education, socioeconomic group, and ethnicity. The degree of acceptance of a single standard English also contributes to varieties.
Types of variation
- 2. There is a large number of varieties of english. However, there are five major types A) Region B) Social group C) Field Discourse D) Medium E) Attitude
- 3. * The two first are directly related to the user; region and social group *
- 4. Regional Variation According the region variations have a well stablished label: dialects.
- 5. It will depend on the place in which the speaker is located, where the speaker comes from or where the speaker has spent most of the time. It comes from the dispersion of the different tribes and first speakers.
- 6. Social Variations Whithin the different dialects, there are considerable variations in speech according to education , socioeconomic group and ethnic group.
- 7. Estandar English The degree of acceptance of a single standar English
- 8. National Standard English * British and American English * The most relevant differences are in pronunciation and some specific cases of different spelling
- 9. Medium The differences between spoken and written English derives from two sources; situational and the second one is all the devices we use to transmit the language.
- 10. Attitude * It has to do with the intention in the usage of the language * It could be formal or informal and there a neutral one thal could be neutral