Enlgish Language

variation is. We can say that the U.S. is linguistically diverse because of the multitude of languages spoken here,

but we can also find diversity within these languages. All languages have both dialectical variations and registral

variations. These variations, or dialects, can differ in lexicon, phonology, and/or syntax from the Standard

Language that we often think of as Œcorrect¹ Language, although they are not necessarily less proper than, say,

Standard English. It depends on where, by whom, and in what situation the dialect is used as to whether or not it

Most people are familiar with regional dialects, such as Boston, Brooklyn, or Southern. These types of

variations usually occur because of immigration and settlement patterns. People tend to seek out others like

themselves. Regional variations tend to become more pronounced as the speech community is more isolated by

physical geography, i.e. mountain ranges, rivers. Linguists have done extensive studies on regional dialects,

producing detailed Linguistic Atlases. Many linguists can tell where a person is f

deletion of the copula is considered Œbad¹ speech, although Arabic and Russian also have structures that leave out

with various stages of an individual¹s life. This is particularly evident in teen slang. While this kind of slang does

sound for the leading th and losing sounds like the middle r and the final g in ing (pronunciation), and stylistic

2. Social markers - the speaker is sensitive to these items and will avoid them in a more formal style of

usually Standard English, they tend to speak that way, also. And because many people think of Standard English

Some topics in this essay:
Arabic Russian, Linguistic Atlases, American English, Joe Pesci, Brooklyn Southern, Diversity English, Chicano English, Standard English, English Ethnicity, Black English, language variation, speech community, style speech, formal style, regional dialects, social dialects, standard english, understand language variation, social markers, ferguson 52, college professor, home supermarket paper,