why does social differentiation have an effect on language? - Due to geographical barriers and distance., social stratification is: - a society's categorization of its people into rankings based on factors like wealth, income, education, family background, and power., castes (caste dialects) are: - relatively stable, clearly named groups, hereditary membership., social classes are: - not clearly defined, people with similar economic and characteristics are grouped together, social mobility is possible., Idiolect: - The speech of one person, at one time in one style., Rural dialects (in Britain): - They change gradually and merge into one another because they are connected by a chain of similarities., Standard English s used by... - The Highest social class, More localised, non standard dialects are used by... - The lowest social class, How can we understand the relationship between language and social stratification? - measuring both linguistic and social phenomena., Is it OK to make statements based on predictions or thoughts about other varieties? why? - No! because each person's speech is different, even if they belong to the same social class.,

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