LING 2P72 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Isogloss, Canadian Raising, Newfoundland English
16 Jul 2015
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November 14, 2014: no two people speak exactly the same, why do we try to control the way people speak then, our speech types signal: group affiliations and social identities = Dialect (area in 2nd language learning- when students are learning it. ) If you have schizophrenia, it is good for them to learn another language because it helps them develop a new identity and new start in life: dialect is something difficult to figure out. Dialect: demonstrated through, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, all have regional variation and social variation, regional variation: international varieties, british visitor to new zealand: gidday, said the young man, what can i do for you? . I"ve called to see me old mate, don stone", said the visitor: oh he"s dead now mate". Said the young man: visitor about to express condolences when he was thumped on the back by. Don stone himself : here"s dad now mate- said the young man *accents.
