Sociolinguitics

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For essay on language, Accent, register and Dialects
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Sociolinguitics
  1. Language
    1. Form of communication
      1. Identity
        1. Physical and verbal
          1. Umbrella term for other terms
            1. no real definition
            2. Accents
              1. Intonation common to certain countries
                1. Someone can have a slight accent despite not belonging to a country
                  1. Hand in hand with Dialects
                    1. Accent only covers how words are said
                    2. Can hold some social prejudice if accent belongs to a 'Threating country'
                      1. Strong links to identity and ethnicity
                      2. Dialects
                        1. The use of words in a particular place
                          1. Often divided by standard forms of a language and other variations
                            1. Standard forms are nessicerilly classed as a dialect
                            2. dialects are born from people using the same lexis in the same social networks
                              1. Some people get elicution lessons
                              2. Register
                                1. How language is used in context
                                  1. Not to do with identity
                                    1. if inappropriate use, it could be used to offend
                                      1. Prestege
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