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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/JCCT.2021.7.1.234

Language Variation and World Englishes  

Kim, Yangsoon (Dept. English Language and Literature, Hanbat National University)
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The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology / v.7, no.1, 2021 , pp. 234-239 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to find out the nature of language variation by exploring the ways of the progress of the language variation that produces all English-lects, i.e., the World Englishes. The study of language variation in linguistics is a hybrid enterprise, so the study of World Englishes has led to the recognition of a highly diverse set of all English-lects, encompassing regional dialects, sociolects, ethnolects and (post-)colonial dialects of World Englishes. In this paper, we propose a hybrid language variation model with three interacting factors of social distancing, on/off-contact, and linguistic diversity to examine the characteristics of language variation. In the context of World Englishes, the social distance is typically low in terms of their local location (country/speech) for local purposes. The social distance also varies based on online/offline communication modes and other social factors like gender, age and ethnic groups, resulting in all English-lects. To clarify the nature of World Englishes, the core Englishes, BrE, AmE and CanE are discussed here.
Keywords
Language Variation; Hybrid Language Variation Model; World Englishes; Social Distance; English-lects;
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