LANGUAGE VARIETY
In sociolinguistics, “language variation” or “language variety” refers to any distinctive variety of language or linguistic speech. Linguists use the word “language variety” (or “variety”) to describe all the overlapping subcategories of a language, including dialect, regional dialect, jargon, register, accent, idiolects, slangs, pidgin, creole, diglossia, isogloss & dialect boundary, dialectal continuum, prestige, and style.
1. Dialect
A different variant of a language that is connected to a particular area or social class is referred to as a "dialect". It is distinct due to its phonology, pronunciation, grammar, and lexicon. There are several dialects in every language. READ MORE…
