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Key Issue 3

Give several inoffensive examples of words you use that your parents wouldn’t understand. What does this reveal about the nature of languages?

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Directions:With your partner, complete steps for EACH slideStep 1: Read slide out loudStep 2: Write down important notes Step 3: Discuss concept for 30 secondsStep 4: Create two questions ( one should be basic knowledge one should be higher level)For example: 1.What is a language branch?2.How do you think language branches evolved?

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Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places?

• Dialects of English– A dialect is a regional variation of a language

distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

– Boundaries of where regional words are used can be mapped; such a word usage boundary is known as an isogloss.

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Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places?

• Dialects in the United States– The 13 original colonies can be grouped into

three dialect regions.1. New England

– Inhabited by settlers from England

1. Southeastern– About ½ came from southeastern England, while the

others represented a diversity of social-class backgrounds.

1. Midlands– Most diverse group—e.g., Quakers from north of

England, Scots and Irish, German, Dutch, and Swedish migrants.

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Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places?

• Current Dialect Differences in the East– Some English words are specific to a dialect.

• Rural life

• Food

• Objects from daily activities

– Language differences tend to be greatest in rural areas because of limited interaction with people from other dialect regions.

– Mass media has reduced the number of regionally distinctive words.

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Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places?

• Dialects in the United Kingdom– Languages with multiple dialects may

recognize one as the standard language that is widely recognized as the most acceptable for government, business, education, and mass communication.

• Ex. England’s is known as British Received Pronunciation (BRP).

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Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places?

• British and American English Dialects– English language is noticeably different than

English spoken in England in three ways.1. Vocabulary

– Settlers in America encountered many new objects and experiences not present in England.

– Climate and geography differ significantly between England and America.

1. Spelling– Noah Webster sought to make English used in America distinct

from England to reduce cultural dependence by changing spellings of words in his dictionary.

1. Pronunciation– Chief cause was limited interaction between speakers of varying

dialects.

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STOP

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Four corners

How do you pronounce the following words?

1.Crayon2.Aunt 3.Been4.Mayonnaise5.Route

http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_1.html

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How do you pronounce it?

Corner 1 Corner 2

Cran ( like man) Cray-ahn

Corner 3 Corner 4

Cray-awn Crown

Crayon

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How do you pronounce it?

Corner 1 Corner 2

Ahnt ant

Corner 3 Corner 4

Aunt ( like caught)

aint

Aunt

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How do you pronounce it?

Corner 1 Corner 2

Bin B-ee-n

Corner 3 Corner 4

Ben Other

Been

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How do you pronounce it?

Corner 1 Corner 2

Cran ( like man) Cray-ahn

Corner 3 Corner 4

Cray-awn Crown

Crayon

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How do you pronounce it?

Corner 1 Corner 2

Man-aze May-uh-naze

Corner 3 Corner 4

Other Mayo

Mayonnaise

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How do you pronounce it?

Corner 1 Corner 2

root R-out

Corner 3 Corner 4

Other

Route

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Is it Northeastern, Midlands or Southern

Regions Explain why the dialect in that region is different

Voice One

Voice Two

Voice Three

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Guess what Dialect it is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3lZFiyd_-0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwny52Ncatk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zSm4enKiZM

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Types of English Dialects

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.

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Complete ESPEN

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