My Reflection

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We know that the term "language" is the general term that encompasses all systems of human communication, but we also know that within the term language there are a number of dialects that vary according to a specific geographic region and the social environment in which people it develops.Languages change continually but these changes occur gradually  and spread slowly to others, and often over the life spans of several generations of speakers. 


 This task pemitted me understanding that  dialects is chiefly distinguished from other dialects and of the same language by features of linguistic structure like the grammar ( morphology and syntax) vocabulary and pronunciation. American English is influenced by many cultures of Spanish-speakers, African, Asian etc ,and as a result of this we have many dialects in this language, but American English has a Standard American English (SAE) is a dialect of English that many  Americans nearly speak; divergences from this “norm” are labeled “Philadelphia dialect,” “Chicago dialect,” “African American English,” and so on. 

  Working in this topic I can understand the term "Dialect" that is  language used by a group of speakers in a country. Dialects develop because languages change, and the changes that occur in one group or area may differ from those that occur in another.
By: Solanyi Quiroz

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Discussion Questions

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1.       What does accent refer to? 2.       Why do language purists wish to prevent language or dialect differentiation? 3.       How is the dominant or prestige language called and why? 4.       What is the language purists aim regarding banned languages? 5.       What is a social dialect and how is it develop in a social group? 6.       How dialects diversity developed? 7.       What is the difference between social dialect and regional dialect? 8.       Why is it not possible to precisely define the difference between a language and a dialect? 9.       What is isogloss? 10.   What is the purpose of DARE? By: Members of group number 1
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My Reflection

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In the world there are between 6,000 and 7,000 different languages. The number of dialects is much higher. In each place, in each region, there are differences in pronunciation, construction, and also lexical differences. So, the same language has a different meaning in each of the places where it is spoken; these geographical variants are called dialects. And there are also geographical variants -dialects- of  Nahuatl, Maya, Otomi, Quechua, attending to the different places where they are spoken. The dialects are always related to a clear geographical demarcation. They are part of the regional varieties of a language. So the dialects are the linguistic systems with less coverage. As a general rule, dialects are only spoken, they are not written. They form a linguistic system of their own. And they follow their own rules. In addition, any language can have numerous dialects. All dialects are subsumed in the standard language. The standard language is that which the members of a ...
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