Language in Society
Introduction
In the chapter 7 the language is revealed as a transmitter and communication element of man, where cultural and social transformations are reflecting. It us universal, that is, it is a capacity of the human being. It is externalized with the use of signs, through language and speech. It is rational because it requires the use the reason to associate the linguistic signs. It can be manifested verbally or non-verbally. This incredible and complex system through the years has been in continuous change.
Throughout thus blog we are going to realize all the elements and characteristic that composes it. A language in linguistics, the work dialect is used to refer to the different variants of the same language, coming into contact in situations in which the speakers of different languages frequently interact as a result of migratory movements or due to their geographical proximity. It usually gives rise to situations of bilingualism and different degrees of mutual influence of the linguistic systems used in the study of the language linked to its conditions of production and reception. The object of study is the language in contact; its units of analysis, the statement, the discourse or the text; its purpose, to analyze the communicative intention and the interpretation of statements. Mind Map about General Topic
In today's world,
contact between two or more languages for political, cultural, economic, and
other reasons is a common reality. Most countries in the world are in a state
of multilingual coexistence, that is, in a state of multilingualism; in fact,
there are more languages than countries. Hardly any country is completely
monolingual has only one language
A lingua franca, also known as a bridge language, lingua franca, business language, auxiliary language, vehicle language or liaison language, is a language used systematically to enable communication between groups of people who do not share a mother tongue or dialect, especially if it is a third language different from the speaker's two native languages. Throughout human history, lingua francas have developed throughout the world, sometimes for commercial reasons (so-called "business languages" promote trade), but also for cultural, religious, diplomatic, and administrative convenience, and as a means of information exchange between scientists and other scientists of various nationalities. A world language, a language spoken by many people internationally, is a language that can serve as a global lingua franca.
A Pidgin is the contact
between two or more languages generates multilingualism over a long period of
time, in which case there are speakers whose mother tongues are different, and
therefore you have to "build" some resources, considering the
disadvantages of not having a common. language, an oral language. This process
is called pidginization. It usually occurs when a country begins to colonize an
area and the people living in that area do not speak the colonizer's language
as logically. Therefore, pidgins are simple varieties that do not pursue
purposes such as literary creation.
Creoles emerged when
pidgin languages began to take hold in the region and were transmitted as
native languages to descendants. A pidgin becomes creole throughout
creolization process. Moreover, Creole is spoken both in the limited domain (at
home) and in the public domain (institutions, media). In other words, pidgin is
not a standard language, while Creole is a fully developed language. Article
for more information
Bilingualism refers to
the ability to speak two or more languages, either by an individual speaker
(individual bilingualism) or within a society (societal bilingualism).
Codeswitching occurs
when a groups of bilinguals speak the same two languages and it is a speech style
unique to bilinguals,, in which fluent speakers switch languages between or
within sentences, as illustrated by the following sentences:
Sometimes I'll start a
sentence in English and I termino en Español.
I mean, c'est un
idiot. More information about
codeswitching Reasons why codeswitching
Conclusion about the topic: The Contact of Language is a phenomenon that has been occurred during all history and historical events such as colonization. The contact of two different language produce the necessity of communication, and this one with other factors (commercialization, globalization, politics, etc.),have produced pidginization, creolization, bilingualism, code switching and Lingua Franca or the ways the human can invent to achieve communication with others.
3. Language in Use
In this video you can see definitions and examples of the following topics: Slang, Jargon and Slang, Taboo or Not Taboo?, Racial and National Epithets, Language and Sexism, Secret Languages and Language Games.
Here we answer some questions about these issues.
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My name is Nolvia Norales-20181004850, Iam 22 years old; I am a student of the foreign language program. I like to travel and learn languages; I hope to be an excellent teacher one day.
Reflection: I think that the dialects are the language in its most alive state that exists. They are the specific way in which we speak the practitioners of a language, in our historical, cultural and geographical context, making the language the language a reflection of our existence.
My name is Oscar Mendoza, I am 25 years old, I am a foreign language student. I like to listen to music, play guitar, travel by motorcycle and I hope one day to meet interesting cultures in incredible places.
Reflection: Linguistics has many branches and among them we can find the dialect, in which there is a lot of diversity even in a single language. It is very important because some dialects have more history than others depending on the culture.
My name is Josue Garay, I am 23 years old, I am a foreign language student with English orientation, I would like to handle 3 languages minimum and thus be able to sing in different languages.
Reflection: My reflection on this task is that we can know many of the ways in which English or the many languages we know can be spoken, and that as time progresses we can create our own secret language either orally or with the body language with our friends or family to try to communicate something that other people will not understand because it is our secret language
Reflection: I learned that languages have a historical origin, which over time has changed significantly, both in its structure and in pronunciation and the context in which words or phrases are used.
An important aspect is that despite the fact that the structure of the sentences has undergone certain changes, it still maintains an order with a logical sense. In other words, each sentence already has a pre-established order, which if words or in some cases punctuation marks are omitted, will have a meaning or a different meaning from the one that is intended to be transmitted, or sometimes it will not make any sense.
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