This document provides an introduction to sociolinguistics and language varieties. It discusses how language and dialect are related concepts, with dialect referring to variations within a language. It also examines other sociolinguistic concepts like accent, register, style, and how the study of sociolinguistics is relevant to teaching English as a foreign language. The goal is to help students improve their speaking skills by learning about appropriate contextual language use and cultural understanding when communicating with different groups.

1. Hi!
Oi!
Aluu!
Jambo!
Salut!
An Introduction to
Sociolinguistics
Language Varieties
Dian Pawitri Ayu (2223042003)
Fajar Kurniasih (2223042014)

2. Along with the development of modern society,
geographical area is not the only factor that classifies
certain groups. People start building a greater number
of advanced communities in terms of age, gender, job,
education, social status, and economic level. They
create their own space and share similar behavior
including how they communicate with each other.

3. A field of inquiry that analyzes the
purposes and functions of language in
society including how a language is used
by certain people
Hi!
¡Hola!
Oi!
Sociolinguistics
Language and society are mutually
interrelated

4. Language
A language is a collection
of dialects, most of which
are linguistically similar,
produced by various
social communities who
choose to be identified as
speakers of that language
(Fuller and Wardhaugh,
2015)
Dialect is a variation of
a particular language
used by a group of
speakers and identified
by grammatical,
phonological, or
syntactical features
(Budiarsa, 2015)
Dialect

5. Language and Dialect
Mutual intelligibility
Vocabulary, grammar,
and pronunciation
Ni hao!
Kia Ora!

6. British
Sweets
/ˈwɔːtə/
Shall
Candy
/ˈwɔtəɹ/
Will
America

7. SINGLISH
(SINGAPOREAN
ENGLISH)
Don’t be like
that lah!

8. PIDGIN AND CREOLE
Pidgin is a new variety of dialect to communicate
by modifying vocabulary from their origin
languages and simplifying sentence structure.
Pidgin will probably turn into creole language when
a generation whose parents communicate in pidgin
teaches it to their kids as their native tongue and
sometimes the language formed has a new name

9. Regional Dialect
Regional dialect is unique
variations of a language
that can be identified in a
particular place
Social dialect develops
within social groups as
it is influenced by a
number of variables
such as social class,
religion, and ethnicity
Social Dialect

10. ACCENT
A way of pronouncing words

11. REGISTER AND STYLE
A register is a set of language items associated with
discrete occupational or social groups (Fuller and
Wardhaugh, 2015)
Someone’s style may vary from formal to informal based
on the social setting, participant relationships, social
class, sex, age, and subject (Romaine, 2000).

12. THE RELEVANCE OF SOCIOLINGISTICS
AND TEFL
The process of teaching a foreign language is not
limited to making the students able to produce
utterances in the language that they learn. It is also
necessary to get them know how the language is
used in different social contexts as they may
communicate with various groups

13. 1
Improving students’ speaking
skills in contextual use and
arising their cultural
understanding of other countries
2
Encouraging the students
to use English in different
styles and registers

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THANK YOU
Aluu!
¡Hola!
Jambo!
Have a nice day!