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Understanding Linguistic Varieties in Multinational Societies

Dive into the diverse linguistic landscape of multinational nations, exploring vernacular and standard languages, World Englishes, lingua franca, pidgins, and creoles. Learn about language categorization, societal status, and historical influences.

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Understanding Linguistic Varieties in Multinational Societies

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  1. Linguistic varieties and multinational nations Introduction to Sociolinguistics

  2. How to categorize languages • Status • Social functions

  3. vernacular languages • an uncodified or unstandardized variety. • The first language of a group socially or politically dominated by a group with a different language. • The most colloquial variety in one’s linguistic repertoire. • The variety used for daily interaction in informal domains.

  4. Standard languages • Written • Codified • Grammar and dictionaries • A prestigious variety • Economic, social, and political influences • Not linguistic merits

  5. World Englishes

  6. Lingua franca • A common language for communication between speakers whose first languages are different.

  7. Pidgins • Initially developed as a language of communication • Trade • No native speakers.

  8. Three features • Pidgins are used in restricted domains and functions • Pidgins have a simplified and mixed linguistic structure. • H-vocabulary • L-grammar • Pidgins have low prestige and receive negative attitudes.

  9. creoles • A pidgin becomes a creole when there are creole native speakers.

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