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2. In sociolinguistics a variety, also called
a lect, is a specific form of a language
or language cluster. This may include
languages, dialects, accents, registers,
styles or other sociolinguistic variation,
as well as the standard variety itself.

4. Situational
Context
Field
Setting
Relationship
between
participants
Function
Mode

5. • Idiolects
• Sociolects
• Regional variation
• Dialects/ accents
• Standard

7. "The language use typical of
an individual person."
An individuals idiolect may be
affected by contact with
various regional or social
dialects, professional
registers, and in the case of
multilinguals , various
languages

8. •A register (sometimes called
a style is a variety of
language used in a
particular social setting.
o Settings may be defined in
terms of greater or lesser
formality, or in terms of
socially recognized events.

9.  In the U.S. we have AGeneral American (GA),
which is spoken in the central Atlantic states.
British Vs. American Standard

10. World Englishes is a term for emerging localized
or indigenized varieties of English

11. Expanding
circle
Inner
circle
Eg,
USA,
Uk
Eg, China,
Russia, Brazil
Eg, India,
Nigeria
Outer
Circle
Kachru’s
three circles
of English

12. All Vrities of English Language have
developed along their own paths
and it is likely that this will go
on…………

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