ANT253H1 Chapter 8: Chapter 8
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Chapter 8 variation y languages vary constantly, not only across time, but across space y y (geographical and social). If the linguistic variants are used in different regions, they are called geographical dialects, or simply dialects. One of the first to be fashioned is the so-called dialect atlas. This is a collection of maps of specific regions. Slang y language varies not only according to geography but also to social parameters. y variants that encode social differentiation of some kind are called, as y mentioned sociolects. If they are associated with educated and high-class speakers, sociolectal features are considered to be part of jargon. If they are not, then they are viewed as slang. y y slang bespeaks friendliness and commonality; jargon does not. y there are several features that surface constantly in teen slang, showing how slang works at various linguistic levels.
