Purpose communication

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Lesson 6
LANGUAGE VARIETIES

2. Wardhaugh (1986, p.22)
defined “a specific set of
linguistic items”
LANGUAGE VARIETIES

3. Pidgin
 a grammatically simplified form of a language, used
for communication between people not sharing a
common language. Pidgins have a limited vocabulary,
some elements of which are taken from local
languages, and are not native languages, but arise out
of language contact between speakers of other
languages.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LANGUAGE
VARIETIES

4. Pidgin
(Taglish)
 Grabe naman so init naman here. (Grabe naman,
napakainit naman rito.)
 I don’t like nga sabi! (Ayaw ko nga, sabi!)
 You’re so funny talaga! (Nakakatawa ka talaga)
 You make pili na sa mga dress here. (Pumili ka na sa
mga damit dito.)
 There is baha outside because of the ulan! (May baha sa
labas dahil sa ulan!)
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LANGUAGE
VARIETIES

5. Regional dialect
A regional dialect is not a distinct
language but a variety of a language
spoken in a particular area of a country.
Some regional dialects have been given
traditional names which mark them out
as being significantly different from
standard varieties spoken in the same
place.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LANGUAGE
VARIETIES

6. Minority dialect
Sometimes members of a particular
minority ethnic group have their own
variety which they use as a marker of
identity, usually alongside a standard
variety.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LANGUAGE
VARIETIES

7. Indigenized variety
Indigenized varieties are spoken mainly
as second languages in ex-colonies with
multilingual populations. The
differences from the standard variety
may be linked to English proficiency, or
may be part of a range of varieties used
to express identity.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LANGUAGE
VARIETIES

8. Slang
A vocabulary of terms (at least initially)
employed in a specific subculture is
slang. Slang terms, either invented words
or those whose meanings are adapted to
new senses, develop out of a subculture’s
desire to disguise — or exclude others
from — their conversations.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LANGUAGE
VARIETIES

9. Jargon
- is a body of words and phrases that
apply to a specific activity or profession,
such as a particular art form or athletic or
recreational endeavor, or a medical or
scientific subject.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LANGUAGE
VARIETIES

10. Lingo
- This term vaguely refers to the speech
of a particular community or group and
is therefore loosely synonymous with
many of the other words in this list.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF LANGUAGE
VARIETIES

11. List At least 10 examples in each of the varieties of language that
you commonly used in your house. And write also the sentence
where the word was used.
Activity