It is widely acknowledged that sociolinguistics is the study of language in certain context concerned with our society.Sociolinguistics and linguistics are intrinsically related to each other,but there has been differ...It is widely acknowledged that sociolinguistics is the study of language in certain context concerned with our society.Sociolinguistics and linguistics are intrinsically related to each other,but there has been difference as well.Linguistics research deals with language system itself,which belongs to the micro level on the one hand;many phenomena reflect discrimination in language classroom,these discrimination are caused by social factors to a certain degree.This paper makes a brief analysis of discrimination in language classroom from the perspective of sociolinguistics,which deals with many issues such as depiction of language discrimination、analysis of phenomenon and accordinglysolved measures.展开更多
My Fair Lady is a movie about how a poor flower girl is turned into a graceful lady by changing the language she speaks with the help of a linguist.It demonstrates the great influence that language exerts on a person&...My Fair Lady is a movie about how a poor flower girl is turned into a graceful lady by changing the language she speaks with the help of a linguist.It demonstrates the great influence that language exerts on a person's experience.This paper tries to analyze the movie from the perspective of sociolinguistics,especially the language variations caused by region,class,and gender difference,with the aim of helping the reader to have a better understanding of the movie and displaying the charm of language.展开更多
This paper aims at discussing the influence and enlightenment of sociolinguistics to English teaching.Sociolinguistics studies language major in studying social factors.This research way plays a role on English teachi...This paper aims at discussing the influence and enlightenment of sociolinguistics to English teaching.Sociolinguistics studies language major in studying social factors.This research way plays a role on English teaching of students.展开更多
The related theory of sociolinguistics has positivesignificance to the English teaching practice innovation. By myown teaching experience,I will analyze the corelated relationshipbetween Sociolinguistics and English t...The related theory of sociolinguistics has positivesignificance to the English teaching practice innovation. By myown teaching experience,I will analyze the corelated relationshipbetween Sociolinguistics and English teaching, then furtherstudying the sociolinguistic theory such as students’ awareness ofcross-culture.展开更多
studies how a language fits into the society in which it is used. Sociolinguistics by was published in 1998 by Oxford University Press. The book consists of four sections: Survey, Readings, References, Glossary. Spols...studies how a language fits into the society in which it is used. Sociolinguistics by was published in 1998 by Oxford University Press. The book consists of four sections: Survey, Readings, References, Glossary. Spolsky's Sociolinguistics is a commendable overview of the field of language, and one that will serve as an excellent resource for scholars as well as a textbook for students and even lay展开更多
This paper which investigates the place of sociolinguistics in the society with particular reference to Nigeria draws its data from primary sources like personal and public speeches as well as secondary sources like t...This paper which investigates the place of sociolinguistics in the society with particular reference to Nigeria draws its data from primary sources like personal and public speeches as well as secondary sources like textbooks,journals,internet materials,etc.The researcher uses a combination of descriptive approach and the theoretical framework of linguistic and communicative competence to analyze the data.The study reveals that sociolinguistics as an area of language study has been a tool without which it will be too difficult if not impossible for human beings to inhabit in the society.From the study,it is observed that in a society with particular reference to Nigeria,sociolinguistics is relevant in all aspects of human life such as communication,education,politics,administration/government,theatre arts,mass communication(advertisements),creation of new words to accommodate the new concepts in the society,criminology/forensic,oratory,etc.展开更多
Eva Hoffman’s Lost in Translation:A life in a New Language is prominent in that it spares no effort elaborating on the author’s personal experience in acquiring her second language(L2)English from the view of sociol...Eva Hoffman’s Lost in Translation:A life in a New Language is prominent in that it spares no effort elaborating on the author’s personal experience in acquiring her second language(L2)English from the view of sociolinguistics.In this vein,by in vestigating the underlined relationship between language learners’cultural identity and language identity from the perspective of sociolinguistics,the paper aims to explore the possibilities of assisting L2 learners reach a balance in their biological,cultural,so cial,and psychological domains of life.展开更多
This article is about the study of speech act of the main character Wang Lung and other characters in The Good Earth from the perspective of sociolinguistics instead of literary criticism.This article analyses how the...This article is about the study of speech act of the main character Wang Lung and other characters in The Good Earth from the perspective of sociolinguistics instead of literary criticism.This article analyses how the personality,social class,gender,age,region,culture and so on are embodied in speech act by the theory of dialect,power and solidarity.展开更多
The distinctive form of language emerged from the Internet is gaining more and more attention these days. In fact, different theories and methodologies can support to explain the phenomenon of the Internet language. F...The distinctive form of language emerged from the Internet is gaining more and more attention these days. In fact, different theories and methodologies can support to explain the phenomenon of the Internet language. Furthermore, language and identity in sociolinguistic domain can help study the relationship between the Internet language and its users. Taking a popular online discussion board Tianya.cn as an example, the affirmation of a virtual community's identity can be established through using its distinctive language.展开更多
It is universally acknowledged that language is used for the purposes of communication. However, in traditional class language learning is treated as a process of acquiring knowledge, ignoring the most significant goa...It is universally acknowledged that language is used for the purposes of communication. However, in traditional class language learning is treated as a process of acquiring knowledge, ignoring the most significant goal of language acquisition. Considering this situation, this paper mainly focuses on the theory which has shed some new light on language teaching and learning.In the beginning, the significance of the socio-cultural theory in language teaching will be introduced and then comes the main characteristics, finally, the implication of it on language learning and teaching.展开更多
Collocations transmit cultural and societal meanings and stereotypes which have built up over time;therefore,research of collocations,especially lexical collocations,provides particular insights into history.The prese...Collocations transmit cultural and societal meanings and stereotypes which have built up over time;therefore,research of collocations,especially lexical collocations,provides particular insights into history.The present study examines verb-noun lexical collocations of'eat'and'wear'between 1800 and 2000 through three corpora:Corpus of Historical American English(COHA),Corpus of Contemporary American English(COCA)and Google Books(American).Whilst exploring possible semantic changes in the use of these two verbs,the author seeks for the explanation of the alternative of old collocations and the appearance of new ones.It is found that there is not much fluctuation in the meaning of'eat'and'wear'after two centuries.Besides,it also reveals that social changes have had great impacts on language changes which can modify or create new collocations in the verbnoun lexical collocation of'eat'and 'wear'.By means of identifying the syntagmatic and paradigmatic properties of verb-noun lexical collocation of'eat'and 'wear',it is clearly shown that corpus has potential applications in translation studies,language teaching,and other scientific fields.展开更多
With the rapid development of society,the development of the network is getting faster and faster.People use the net?work in daily life,work and study.With the progress of the times,there have been some popular online...With the rapid development of society,the development of the network is getting faster and faster.People use the net?work in daily life,work and study.With the progress of the times,there have been some popular online hot words.This paper attempts to analyze the causes of the formation of online buzzwords,the characteristics of online buzzwords and its influence from the perspec?tive of sociolinguistics.People who are familiar with the Internet probably know that "skr" is a buzzwordof last year and is widely used by everyone.This paper focuses on the source and classification of "skr" and makes a sociolinguistic analysis of the word.展开更多
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
For years,there has been a considerable interest in linguistic differentiation associated with the speaker’s gender.Based on the researches and investigations of many linguists,this paper examines the linguistic gend...For years,there has been a considerable interest in linguistic differentiation associated with the speaker’s gender.Based on the researches and investigations of many linguists,this paper examines the linguistic gender differences from the following respects:gender difference in phonology,gender difference in lexicon,gender difference in syntax and gender differences in pragmatics.The awareness of these linguistic differences between different genders can facilitate people’s communication in their daily lives.展开更多
Gendered Talk at Work: Constructing Gender Identity Through Workplace Discourse , published in 2006 by Blackwell Publishing, is an eminent monograph in the study of sociolinguistics. This paper begins by offering a ge...Gendered Talk at Work: Constructing Gender Identity Through Workplace Discourse , published in 2006 by Blackwell Publishing, is an eminent monograph in the study of sociolinguistics. This paper begins by offering a general introduction to the book, goes on to conduct a detailed chapter-by-chapter review and then ends by stressing its three merits and demerits, namely: On the one hand, this book successfully connects theory with empirical research; It has largely avoided drawing simplistic conclusions; It has wide social implications. However, on the other, this monograph is not immune to gender bias and its conclusions are limited to a certain social sphere.展开更多
My Fair Lady is a movie about how a lower class flower girl turns to an upper class lady by simply changing her language at the help of a linguist.It demonstrates the importance of communication accommodation,especial...My Fair Lady is a movie about how a lower class flower girl turns to an upper class lady by simply changing her language at the help of a linguist.It demonstrates the importance of communication accommodation,especially convergent accommodation,in using language as code and behavior to construct identity in the target community.展开更多
It is indisputable fact that language cannot be separated from its culture.That's why the competence of cross-culture communication weighs highly in language learning from the perspective of sociolinguistics.More ...It is indisputable fact that language cannot be separated from its culture.That's why the competence of cross-culture communication weighs highly in language learning from the perspective of sociolinguistics.More care has been given to the infiltration of cross-culture communication in teaching language.Under the guidance of theoretical comparisons,some suggestions will be given on how to combine this competence with daily language teaching in hope of improving language learners' integrative language ability.展开更多
Before the research conducted by Anthony McEnery and Zhonghua Xiao(2004), there has not been any systematic account of swear-words in English. It may be because a lack of well-annotated corpus resources. However, the ...Before the research conducted by Anthony McEnery and Zhonghua Xiao(2004), there has not been any systematic account of swear-words in English. It may be because a lack of well-annotated corpus resources. However, the creation of BNC, which is a balanced and richly annotated corpus, makes it possible to explore swearing from various sociolinguistic variables, such as age, gender and education level. Based on McEnery and Xiao's research, this article applies similar methods to another English word-DAMN, a typical swear-word which frequently occurs in BNC and also in everyday language use. This article will make full use of BNC to explore a detailed distribute pattern of DAMN within spoken registers, within written registers and across these two registers. Besides, the article will also try to find out the limitations of corpus methodology.展开更多
文摘It is widely acknowledged that sociolinguistics is the study of language in certain context concerned with our society.Sociolinguistics and linguistics are intrinsically related to each other,but there has been difference as well.Linguistics research deals with language system itself,which belongs to the micro level on the one hand;many phenomena reflect discrimination in language classroom,these discrimination are caused by social factors to a certain degree.This paper makes a brief analysis of discrimination in language classroom from the perspective of sociolinguistics,which deals with many issues such as depiction of language discrimination、analysis of phenomenon and accordinglysolved measures.
文摘My Fair Lady is a movie about how a poor flower girl is turned into a graceful lady by changing the language she speaks with the help of a linguist.It demonstrates the great influence that language exerts on a person's experience.This paper tries to analyze the movie from the perspective of sociolinguistics,especially the language variations caused by region,class,and gender difference,with the aim of helping the reader to have a better understanding of the movie and displaying the charm of language.
文摘This paper aims at discussing the influence and enlightenment of sociolinguistics to English teaching.Sociolinguistics studies language major in studying social factors.This research way plays a role on English teaching of students.
文摘The related theory of sociolinguistics has positivesignificance to the English teaching practice innovation. By myown teaching experience,I will analyze the corelated relationshipbetween Sociolinguistics and English teaching, then furtherstudying the sociolinguistic theory such as students’ awareness ofcross-culture.
文摘studies how a language fits into the society in which it is used. Sociolinguistics by was published in 1998 by Oxford University Press. The book consists of four sections: Survey, Readings, References, Glossary. Spolsky's Sociolinguistics is a commendable overview of the field of language, and one that will serve as an excellent resource for scholars as well as a textbook for students and even lay
文摘This paper which investigates the place of sociolinguistics in the society with particular reference to Nigeria draws its data from primary sources like personal and public speeches as well as secondary sources like textbooks,journals,internet materials,etc.The researcher uses a combination of descriptive approach and the theoretical framework of linguistic and communicative competence to analyze the data.The study reveals that sociolinguistics as an area of language study has been a tool without which it will be too difficult if not impossible for human beings to inhabit in the society.From the study,it is observed that in a society with particular reference to Nigeria,sociolinguistics is relevant in all aspects of human life such as communication,education,politics,administration/government,theatre arts,mass communication(advertisements),creation of new words to accommodate the new concepts in the society,criminology/forensic,oratory,etc.
文摘Eva Hoffman’s Lost in Translation:A life in a New Language is prominent in that it spares no effort elaborating on the author’s personal experience in acquiring her second language(L2)English from the view of sociolinguistics.In this vein,by in vestigating the underlined relationship between language learners’cultural identity and language identity from the perspective of sociolinguistics,the paper aims to explore the possibilities of assisting L2 learners reach a balance in their biological,cultural,so cial,and psychological domains of life.
文摘This article is about the study of speech act of the main character Wang Lung and other characters in The Good Earth from the perspective of sociolinguistics instead of literary criticism.This article analyses how the personality,social class,gender,age,region,culture and so on are embodied in speech act by the theory of dialect,power and solidarity.
文摘The distinctive form of language emerged from the Internet is gaining more and more attention these days. In fact, different theories and methodologies can support to explain the phenomenon of the Internet language. Furthermore, language and identity in sociolinguistic domain can help study the relationship between the Internet language and its users. Taking a popular online discussion board Tianya.cn as an example, the affirmation of a virtual community's identity can be established through using its distinctive language.
文摘It is universally acknowledged that language is used for the purposes of communication. However, in traditional class language learning is treated as a process of acquiring knowledge, ignoring the most significant goal of language acquisition. Considering this situation, this paper mainly focuses on the theory which has shed some new light on language teaching and learning.In the beginning, the significance of the socio-cultural theory in language teaching will be introduced and then comes the main characteristics, finally, the implication of it on language learning and teaching.
文摘Collocations transmit cultural and societal meanings and stereotypes which have built up over time;therefore,research of collocations,especially lexical collocations,provides particular insights into history.The present study examines verb-noun lexical collocations of'eat'and'wear'between 1800 and 2000 through three corpora:Corpus of Historical American English(COHA),Corpus of Contemporary American English(COCA)and Google Books(American).Whilst exploring possible semantic changes in the use of these two verbs,the author seeks for the explanation of the alternative of old collocations and the appearance of new ones.It is found that there is not much fluctuation in the meaning of'eat'and'wear'after two centuries.Besides,it also reveals that social changes have had great impacts on language changes which can modify or create new collocations in the verbnoun lexical collocation of'eat'and 'wear'.By means of identifying the syntagmatic and paradigmatic properties of verb-noun lexical collocation of'eat'and 'wear',it is clearly shown that corpus has potential applications in translation studies,language teaching,and other scientific fields.
文摘With the rapid development of society,the development of the network is getting faster and faster.People use the net?work in daily life,work and study.With the progress of the times,there have been some popular online hot words.This paper attempts to analyze the causes of the formation of online buzzwords,the characteristics of online buzzwords and its influence from the perspec?tive of sociolinguistics.People who are familiar with the Internet probably know that "skr" is a buzzwordof last year and is widely used by everyone.This paper focuses on the source and classification of "skr" and makes a sociolinguistic analysis of the word.
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For years,there has been a considerable interest in linguistic differentiation associated with the speaker’s gender.Based on the researches and investigations of many linguists,this paper examines the linguistic gender differences from the following respects:gender difference in phonology,gender difference in lexicon,gender difference in syntax and gender differences in pragmatics.The awareness of these linguistic differences between different genders can facilitate people’s communication in their daily lives.
文摘Gendered Talk at Work: Constructing Gender Identity Through Workplace Discourse , published in 2006 by Blackwell Publishing, is an eminent monograph in the study of sociolinguistics. This paper begins by offering a general introduction to the book, goes on to conduct a detailed chapter-by-chapter review and then ends by stressing its three merits and demerits, namely: On the one hand, this book successfully connects theory with empirical research; It has largely avoided drawing simplistic conclusions; It has wide social implications. However, on the other, this monograph is not immune to gender bias and its conclusions are limited to a certain social sphere.
文摘My Fair Lady is a movie about how a lower class flower girl turns to an upper class lady by simply changing her language at the help of a linguist.It demonstrates the importance of communication accommodation,especially convergent accommodation,in using language as code and behavior to construct identity in the target community.
文摘It is indisputable fact that language cannot be separated from its culture.That's why the competence of cross-culture communication weighs highly in language learning from the perspective of sociolinguistics.More care has been given to the infiltration of cross-culture communication in teaching language.Under the guidance of theoretical comparisons,some suggestions will be given on how to combine this competence with daily language teaching in hope of improving language learners' integrative language ability.
文摘Before the research conducted by Anthony McEnery and Zhonghua Xiao(2004), there has not been any systematic account of swear-words in English. It may be because a lack of well-annotated corpus resources. However, the creation of BNC, which is a balanced and richly annotated corpus, makes it possible to explore swearing from various sociolinguistic variables, such as age, gender and education level. Based on McEnery and Xiao's research, this article applies similar methods to another English word-DAMN, a typical swear-word which frequently occurs in BNC and also in everyday language use. This article will make full use of BNC to explore a detailed distribute pattern of DAMN within spoken registers, within written registers and across these two registers. Besides, the article will also try to find out the limitations of corpus methodology.
