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Introduction To Sociolinguistics (Lec.2)
Introduction To Sociolinguistics (Lec.2)
Introduction To Sociolinguistics (Lec.2)
Shi Swahili
Standard Local Standard Local Local
Formal Shi Informal Shi Zairean Kingwan Indoubil
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Weddings Family At Local Friends
Funerals Market place school market
Forms place
Bills
If we list the varieties or codes he uses regularly, we find that Kalala’s
linguistic repertoire includes three varieties of Swahili (standard
Zairean, local Swahili or Kingwana, and Indoubil),
and two varieties of his tribal language, Shi (a formal and an informal
or casual style).
The factors that lead Kalala to use one code rather than another are the
kinds of social factors identified in the previous chapter as relevant to
language choice in speech communities throughout the world.
Social dimensions
1. A social distance scale concerned with participant relationships
2. A status scale concerned with participant relationships
3. A formality scale relating to the setting or type of interaction
4. Two functional scales relating to the purposes or topic of interaction.