Month: October 2019
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Types of Jargon with examples
Jargon Jargon is a particular and familiar language used by members of a certain social group. This kind of dialect can be difficult to understand for those who…
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Linguistic Accommodation
Linguistic Accommodation Linguistic Accommodation is the process by which participants in a conversation adjust their accent, diction, or other aspects…
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Social prestige and Linguistic prestige and Sociolinguistic Prestige
Linguistic prestige Prestige is a word commonly used to describe the reputation, fame or achievements of a person, group of…
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Difference between formal and informal language and examples
Formal language The formal language is the record of speech that we use when we are in situations of greater formality and more alien…
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Style in linguistics its Concept and classification
Style is widely used to shape what is written. Just as we dress in different style of pants, garment shirts,…
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The Top Linguists
Peter Trudgill sociolinguistics
Peter Trudgill sociolinguistics (born November 7, 1943 in Norwich ) – British sociolinguist and author of books in the field…
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Linguistic variants types and characteristics with examples
Linguistic variants The linguistic variants are defined as the set of the different modes of speech. These variants appear by virtue of…
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Types of Social status
Social status in sociology describes the social position that an individual occupies within a society . Status allows, in interpersonal relationships, to know the framework…
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Social Classes with types and examples in detail
Social Classes Social classes are a type of socio-economic classification used to establish the groups into which society is divided taking…
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Sociolect with examples and explanation
sociolect The sociolect is a social dialect, that is, a variety of language spoken by a social group. It refers to the…
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