The diversity of English in America
By Simanique Moody
Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics,
University of California, Santa Barbara
By Simanique Moody
Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics,
University of California, Santa Barbara
Even when two people speak the same language, they may not speak it in the same way. In linguistics, we use the terms dialect and variety to describe the particularities of the speech of any regional or social group. Although all speech (and all language) belongs to one variety or another, the speech of the dominant class is popularly referred to as the standard and the speech of minority groups are labeled as dialects. Knowing the history of the different varieties of a language can tell us a lot about the history of a language, a region, and a people.
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