Language variation is conditioned by complicated social factors such as class, age, occupation, education, sex, etc. all of which exert influences on one’s speech. Sex can be treated from two different angles in Euro...Language variation is conditioned by complicated social factors such as class, age, occupation, education, sex, etc. all of which exert influences on one’s speech. Sex can be treated from two different angles in European languages. One is biological sex; the other is gender (social gender). The social gender of a person plays a major role in influencing one’s speech.展开更多
The study of language variation and change has attracted more and more attention. However, the two concepts are used mixedly and interchangeably in many studies, which is misleading. The current study differentiates t...The study of language variation and change has attracted more and more attention. However, the two concepts are used mixedly and interchangeably in many studies, which is misleading. The current study differentiates the two closely related but different concepts in terms of their effects on language structures, temporal dimension and spatial/social dimension. Finally, the pedagogical implications are discussed.展开更多
Mandarin mingled by Cantonese is a phenomenon of Mandarin variation.This paper adopts heterogeneous words to explore its specific performances within the context of Mandarin by investigating 21 cities in Guangdong Pro...Mandarin mingled by Cantonese is a phenomenon of Mandarin variation.This paper adopts heterogeneous words to explore its specific performances within the context of Mandarin by investigating 21 cities in Guangdong Province of China,and applies the average ratio of heterogeneous words to measure the variation degree of Mandarin influenced by Cantonese.The statistical results suggest that language variation is mainly reflected in pronunciation,vocabulary and grammar,especially in pronunciation.Variation can be found in all kinds of parts of speech,mostly nouns,verbs and adjectives.Furthermore,there is a certain internal correlation between variation and residents’individual characteristics:the elder,less educated and rural resident,the more serious the variation is;and male is more prone to variation than female.Additionally,the degree of variation varies greatly from city to city.The Mandarin level in Shenzhen and Dongguan is much higher than that in Yunfu and Jieyang,which is closely related to the level of regional economic development.展开更多
This paper is a detailed introduction to the history of Kundulun District as a speech community and the consecutive reinvestigations of nasal rhythm variation study conducted there for 29 years.The definition of varia...This paper is a detailed introduction to the history of Kundulun District as a speech community and the consecutive reinvestigations of nasal rhythm variation study conducted there for 29 years.The definition of variation study is also illustrated in this paper with concrete examples.展开更多
文摘Language variation is conditioned by complicated social factors such as class, age, occupation, education, sex, etc. all of which exert influences on one’s speech. Sex can be treated from two different angles in European languages. One is biological sex; the other is gender (social gender). The social gender of a person plays a major role in influencing one’s speech.
文摘The study of language variation and change has attracted more and more attention. However, the two concepts are used mixedly and interchangeably in many studies, which is misleading. The current study differentiates the two closely related but different concepts in terms of their effects on language structures, temporal dimension and spatial/social dimension. Finally, the pedagogical implications are discussed.
基金funded by Project:2019 Youth Project of Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning in Guangdong Province“Research on the Inter-generational Inheritance of Cantonese:A Survey Based on the Pearl River Delta Region(GD19YYY07)”2019 Young Innovative Talents Project of Guangdong Ordinary Colleges and Universities“The Inter-generational Inheritance of Dialect of Foreign Population:Based on the Survey of Guangzhou and Zhaoqing(2019WQNCX124)”.
文摘Mandarin mingled by Cantonese is a phenomenon of Mandarin variation.This paper adopts heterogeneous words to explore its specific performances within the context of Mandarin by investigating 21 cities in Guangdong Province of China,and applies the average ratio of heterogeneous words to measure the variation degree of Mandarin influenced by Cantonese.The statistical results suggest that language variation is mainly reflected in pronunciation,vocabulary and grammar,especially in pronunciation.Variation can be found in all kinds of parts of speech,mostly nouns,verbs and adjectives.Furthermore,there is a certain internal correlation between variation and residents’individual characteristics:the elder,less educated and rural resident,the more serious the variation is;and male is more prone to variation than female.Additionally,the degree of variation varies greatly from city to city.The Mandarin level in Shenzhen and Dongguan is much higher than that in Yunfu and Jieyang,which is closely related to the level of regional economic development.
文摘This paper is a detailed introduction to the history of Kundulun District as a speech community and the consecutive reinvestigations of nasal rhythm variation study conducted there for 29 years.The definition of variation study is also illustrated in this paper with concrete examples.
