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Understanding Language Variation and Function

The document outlines various aspects of language, including its variation, characteristics, functions, and the concept of speech acts. It discusses the roles of standard language, dialects, idiolects, and jargon, as well as the functions of language such as referential and emotive. Additionally, it touches on language planning and policy, highlighting its significance in nation building and social integration, while also addressing how language can be used as a tool for power and manipulation.

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Understanding Language Variation and Function

The document outlines various aspects of language, including its variation, characteristics, functions, and the concept of speech acts. It discusses the roles of standard language, dialects, idiolects, and jargon, as well as the functions of language such as referential and emotive. Additionally, it touches on language planning and policy, highlighting its significance in nation building and social integration, while also addressing how language can be used as a tool for power and manipulation.

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UNIT #01 Language Variation (Different form of Same Language)

1. Standard Language: Valid or Formal use of the language, such as in


newspaper, books or applications.
2. Dialect (Variety of Standard Language): Group of People who use same
language but with different vocabularies and accents.
3. Idiolect: The Style an individual speaks the language.
4. Register: The way of speaking according to the situation.
5. Jargon: Use of terminology according to profession or field wise.
6. Diglossia (Two Language): One is considered as high language and other
as low language.
7. Isogloss: Language boundaries that separate two languages or dialects.
8. Pidgin: Mixture of words or language for business purpose.
9. Creole: Use of a mixed language by two or more than two generations
then becomes a fully functional language

UNIT # 02 Characteristic of Language


1. Arbitrary
2. Displacement
3. Duality
4. Dynamic
5. Culture Transmission
6. Discreetness
7. Productive/ Creative
8. Metalingual

UNIT # 03 Function of Language


1. Referential: To give information.
2. Emotive: To express emotion
3. Phatic: To start a conversation
4. Poetic (Beauty of Language): To express words in rhythms or with tones
5. Conative/Directive: To give command or instruction.
6. Cognitive (Mental/Mind): For concrete or abstract thinking.
7. Identity Function.
UNIT # 04 Speech Act (language is not the communication but also
showing of action)
 Austin
1. Lectionary (General Communication or Discussion to one another with
no intension.
2. Illocutionary: Based on Intension, Purpose or Goal,
3. Per-lectionary: Act on Spoken words such as command, request or
motivation.
 Searle on Illocutionary
1. Assertive: To share information with a purpose.
2. Directive: To give command, request or order.
3. Expressive: To express feelings, thoughts or ideas.
4. Commissive: To make promises(will) or to make planning.
5. Declarative: To declare something or give a statement.

Language Planning and Policy


 Nation Building
 Social Integration
 Global Participation
 Decolonization
 Language Revival
 Language Maintenance

How language is used as a power tool?


 Controlling over Discourse (Discourse: Conversation over any
particular topic)
 Legitimation and DE legitimation (Legitimation: Justify something
bad, worse or negative)
 Obfuscation and Impersonality
 Framing and Ideology
 Manipulation of Emotion.

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