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The next lesson revolves around Language Variation. You are encouraged to do advanced
reading as you answer the following questions as concise as possible.

1. What is language variation?

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2. What is idiolect, sociolect, and dialect? You may provide one specific speech situation
for each to explain how it contrasts with the others.

a. Idiolect
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b. Sociolect
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c. Dialect
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