LING 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Jargon, Rhyming Slang, Gigabyte
25 Feb 2016
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One language (lao) may understand another (thai) but it does not mean they are mutually intellible. They have a negative view of lao speakers. Lao can understand thai because it is the dominate language in the media: most dialects evolves from one language, due to geographical separation, english began with various dialects. English today came from settlers in the 4th and 5th enturies. The six dialects were scottish, northern, east and west midland, southern and. In the 15th century, a standard language formed, based on the language in the. South east: linguists map the different dialect location. Dividing lines are called isoglosses: rural dialects are dying off due to education and mass media, accents are one prominent feature that distinguish a dialect, no spelling dialects (mostly the same) Women have a wider range of intonation and body language. Men report briefly, woman report discursively: age-younger generations come up with new words. Languages and dialects: measure of mutual intelligibility.
