Dr. Luciana, M.Ed.

Series of practices that regulate

Production
Distribution
Circulation

of one or several statements.

 The person who A community
Some people start received the begins to think
using statements to statements also those statements
their surroundings. started using it for the are true and use
same purposes. them one by one.
There is an involvement of "anthropocentric
orientation" in this case.

Anthropocentric Orientation makes humans and

all their activities become the central or most
significant entities in the universe (or world).

In this case, how much influence does human

activity have in manifesting and producing a
language that is commonly used.
Two different approaches Neoclassical Approach
from Tollefson (1991) on Emphasizes the rational and individualistic
nature of choices. Example : There is a desire
to learn a language in order to get better job
opportunities.

Historical-Structural Approach
Emphasizes inherited constraints and
resources. Example : Colonialization of western
nations makes colonized areas have to speak
foreign languages.
Another thoughts from
Spolsky (2009) about "Language
Management"
Refers to attempts made by
various parties (parents,
teachers, etc.) to influence and
distribute language to the
population.
Role of Language in Society
Language served the purpose of establishing
sociolingustic as a distinctive field of inquiry.

Clear, distinct, and stable units can become

sociolinguistic units :

Speech Community
Dialect or Language Area
Language
Language Contact
Not only do people move, but languages ​also
move because of their use from one place to
another.

Language can move too, even without

speakers through popular media and
technologies.

TThe different language types (e.g. pidgins,

creoles) arise as bounded groups of speakers
come and interact with one another.
 Can be seen from the perspective of the concept of
"assemblage" which can help us make a point of
departure for an alternative way of thinking about how
to study language.