Introduction to Linguistic 
"Sociolinguistics" 
ARRANGED BY : 
THE EIGHT GROUP 
DEWI MUFIDAH 13106907 
FENI WAHYUNINGSIH 1066837 
KHOLILU ROHMAN 1292317 
NURUL KHOTIMAH 13107987 
Kelas 
C 
STAIN JURAI SIWO METRO
Language and 
Dialect 
Sociolinguistic 
s 
Style, Register 
and Belief 
Social Dialect 
Regional 
Dialect
Sociolinguistics 
Sociolinguistics is defined as: 
 The study that is concerned with the 
relationship between language and 
the context in which it is used. In other 
words, it studies the relationship 
between language and society. 
 The study that is concerned with the 
interaction of language and setting 
(Carol M. Eastman, 1975; 113).
Language is the human ability to 
acquire and use complex systems of 
communication, and a language is 
any specific example of such a 
system 
Language 
Dialect 
Dialect is a variety of a language that 
is distinguished from other varieties 
of the same language by features of 
phonology, grammar, vocabulary 
and by its use by a group of speakers 
who are set off from others 
geographically or socially.
Standardization 
Vitality 
Historicity 
Autonomy 
Reduction 
Mixture 
De Facto Norm
Regional dialect 
Certain differences from geographical area 
one to another in pronunciation, in the 
selecting and constructing of words, and in 
syntax of a language such distinctive varieties 
of local variety are called regional dialects 
(Wardhough, 2006). The study that 
investigates different varieties on the basis of 
clusters of similar and different features in 
particular regions, towns or villages is called 
regional dialectology (Edward, 2009).
Social Dialect 
Social dialect is difference speech associate 
with various social groups. Social dialects 
create among social groups and are related to 
a variety of factors such as social class, 
religion, and ethnicity. 
caste is one of the clearest 
In India of all social differentiators
Styles, Registers and Beliefs 
Styles : 
Style relates to the typical ways in which one or 
more people do a particular thing. Style in 
language behavior thus becomes alternative 
ways of expressing the same content. Style is 
the way speakers speak, the speaker also can 
make a choice weather informal and formal, it 
depends on circumstance and the age and 
social group of participant.
Registers 
Registers refer to particular ways of 
using language in particular settings 
within that community. Register is a set 
of linguistic items were associated with 
discrete occupational and social groups.
Beliefs 
Belief is systems of ideas or ideology, 
some people believed that certain language 
is lack of grammar; we can speak English 
without accent. 
The representations of belief can operate 
the interests of an identifiable social class 
or cultural group. This tendency will create 
language behavior and attitude by several 
group of people act or behave toward 
language differently.
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Sociolinguistics

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    Introduction to Linguistic "Sociolinguistics" ARRANGED BY : THE EIGHT GROUP DEWI MUFIDAH 13106907 FENI WAHYUNINGSIH 1066837 KHOLILU ROHMAN 1292317 NURUL KHOTIMAH 13107987 Kelas C STAIN JURAI SIWO METRO
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    Language and Dialect Sociolinguistic s Style, Register and Belief Social Dialect Regional Dialect
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    Sociolinguistics Sociolinguistics isdefined as:  The study that is concerned with the relationship between language and the context in which it is used. In other words, it studies the relationship between language and society.  The study that is concerned with the interaction of language and setting (Carol M. Eastman, 1975; 113).
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    Language is thehuman ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication, and a language is any specific example of such a system Language Dialect Dialect is a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, vocabulary and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
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    Standardization Vitality Historicity Autonomy Reduction Mixture De Facto Norm
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    Regional dialect Certaindifferences from geographical area one to another in pronunciation, in the selecting and constructing of words, and in syntax of a language such distinctive varieties of local variety are called regional dialects (Wardhough, 2006). The study that investigates different varieties on the basis of clusters of similar and different features in particular regions, towns or villages is called regional dialectology (Edward, 2009).
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    Social Dialect Socialdialect is difference speech associate with various social groups. Social dialects create among social groups and are related to a variety of factors such as social class, religion, and ethnicity. caste is one of the clearest In India of all social differentiators
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    Styles, Registers andBeliefs Styles : Style relates to the typical ways in which one or more people do a particular thing. Style in language behavior thus becomes alternative ways of expressing the same content. Style is the way speakers speak, the speaker also can make a choice weather informal and formal, it depends on circumstance and the age and social group of participant.
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    Registers Registers referto particular ways of using language in particular settings within that community. Register is a set of linguistic items were associated with discrete occupational and social groups.
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    Beliefs Belief issystems of ideas or ideology, some people believed that certain language is lack of grammar; we can speak English without accent. The representations of belief can operate the interests of an identifiable social class or cultural group. This tendency will create language behavior and attitude by several group of people act or behave toward language differently.
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