This document contains information about a student named Naseem Akhtar enrolled in a sociolinguistics course. It discusses how language reveals aspects of identity such as nationality, culture, religion, age, gender, education level, and profession. The document also provides examples of how the same gestures can have different meanings across cultures and how the structure of a language can shape aspects of the culture of its speakers.

1.  NAME:NASEEM AKHTAR
 ROLL NO:508162
 ADDRESS:HOUSE NO 793 BLOCK NO 5
 SECTOR DII GREEN TOWN LAHORE
 COURSE NAME: SOCIO-LINGUISTICS
 CODE NO: 5656
 ASSIGNMENT: 02
 TUTOR NAME: MUHAMMAD AHMAD SHEIKH

2. •Language is the verbal expression of culture.
•Your language can reveal many things about your
identity.
• It can disclose your nationality, culture, religion,
age, gender, level of education, socio-economic
class or your profession.
•It is the process of achieving the ability to
communicate with people of other cultures.

3. The Latin language has no word for the
female friend of a man (the feminine form
of amicus is amica, which means
mistress, not friend) because the Roman
culture could not imagine a male and a
female being equals, which they
considered necessary for friendship.

4.  Kinesics: System of analyzing
postures, facial expressions, “body
language”
 See that thumbs up? This gent likes
whatever you’re doing. Buying his
brand of coffee, perhaps?
 In other countries, it would mean—
well, you know! (Need a hint? Think
middle finger)
 This is one example how the same
gesture might mean different things in
different cultures.

5.  A culture must have at least one language
 Languages(same language used in several
cultures)
 Language is heavily influenced by culture
(that is, the limits of a language can prevent
certain concepts from being part of a culture).

6.  Example of Sapir-Whorf
hypothesis;
 Hopi: Conception of time as
processes, not discrete units
 For example, Hopi would not
divide time into seconds or
hours
 Nor would they perceive time
as object, such as wasting time

7. • Nationality - This can be shown through your accent
(American, British, Australia, Scottish, Irish etc. It can also be
shown through the words you use. For example, Americans say
sidewalk, British people say pavement and Australians say
footpath. Americans say fall and British people say autumn.
ETC,
• Culture - Whether you speak with a French, Italian, Greek,
Indian, Chinese or Jamaican accent when you speak English
reveals maybe that English is your second language and that
you actually grew up in another country and you spoke a
different language. Your grammar may be a little different and
people will think that you are speaking "bad English”
• Age - the use of your language can reveal your age. Adults
and elderly people use words that teenagers wouldn't usually
use, so they would be markers of identity for adults.

8. • Finally, languages are not solely defined by their developing culture(s) -
most modern languages are amalgamations of other prior and current
languages. That is, most languages borrow words and phrases ("loan
words") from other existing languages to describe new ideas and
concept. In fact, in the modern very-connected world, once one
language manufactures a new word to describe something, there is a
very strong tendency for other languages to "steal" that word directly,
rather than manufacture a unique one itself. The English language is a
stellar example of a "thief" language - by some accounts, over 60% of
the English language is of foreign origin (i.e. those words were originally
imported from another language). Conversely, English is currently
• Bibliography
Sociolinguistics by P Trudgill
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