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What do you Understand by Language Change
If we think about how various groups use the same language differently, we may better comprehend how language and society interact. For example, a group that is socially, economically, or educationally behind will not talk in the same manner as a group that is more developed in these areas. Dialectology is the field of study that focuses on differences within a single language.
What distinguishes British English from American English? What distinguishes Australian English from the English spoken in the West Indies? Is there a difference between the lower and higher classes’ languages? It is clear that there are several dialects of the English language that are spoken or utilised in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the West Indies, Africa, India, and numerous other nations where it is used as either a first or second language. The dialects of a language are its many varieties. In addition to the Kashmir valley, the Kashmiri language is also spoken in Kishtawar, Doda, and in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir across the border.
It is spoken in Srinagar, Anantnag, and Baramulla, and because all three have certain unique characteristics, they are referred to as the yamraz, maraz, and kamraz dialects of Kashmiri, respectively. For instance, although walnut is pronounced “don” in Anantnag, horse is pronounced “gur” in Srinagar. Horse is pronounced “gud” in Anantnag.
For a sociolinguistic examination of the language in issue, dialectal variations—regardless of whether they are at the phonological, morphological, or syntactic levels—are significant. Sociolinguistics also covers matters like as jargon, vernacular, style, accent, register, and prestige.
Language varies from one individual to another (known as idiolects).
The dialect of a language is made up of the idioms of a certain group or area, while the language as a whole is made up of all dialects.
