SIL assessment specialists use quantitative and qualitative research methods for studying language variation.

Example of language variations. For example there are occupational dialects the word bugs means something quite different to a computer programmer and an exterminator sexual dialects women are far more likely than men to call a new house adorable and educational dialects the more education people have the less. Linguistic variables words expressions any linguistic element too can have a certain number of variants. It is the variation of a language according to the social class or the group the speaker belongs to.

Dialects - While two people may technically speak the same language dialectal differences can make communication between them difficult. Thus speakers of a language choose one of these variants when. Regional variation is only one of many possible types of differences among speakers of the same language.

Two important quantitative methods for studying language variation. Variation becomes inevitable when change in language occurs. Variation in language causes communication breakdown when sounds change.

Examples of language barriers that prevent individuals from effective communication include. Our everyday language digresses from the standard language that results into a variation in the meaning and pronunciation of words. 1 the Inner Circle which includes countries where English is used as a primary language such as the US.

Variations in languages are what help to establish various dialects. In essence cross-cultural communication is dependent on language variation. A pidgin that has become the native language of a community.

A dialect is a way of speaking that is distinct enough to be considered a variation of a language yet familiar enough to be understood as that language. This is the choice of language a speaker or writer makes in order to express ideas. The difference in slang use between groups divided into older and younger speakers shows that age is another important factor involved in social variation.