Barayti ng Wika and Language Variation (Video Notes)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts from the notes on language varieties, dimensions, registers, and types of linguistic variation.

Language Varieties

Different forms of a language used across contexts, regions, and social groups, including dialects, sociolects, idiolects, and related features.

Geographical Dimension

Language variation caused by where people live or speak, such as regional dialects within a country.

Social Dimension

Language variation based on social factors like class, group membership, or social networks.

Contextual Dimension

Language variation that depends on the situation, audience, occasion, or topic of conversation.

Dialect (Diyalekto/Dayalek)

A regional or social variety of a language with unique features of pronunciation, vocabulary, or grammar.

Wikain

A term used by some to refer to dialect vocabulary or dialectal language varieties.

Sociolect

Language variation based on social group membership, such as class, profession, or subculture.

Ecolect (Ekol)

The home or household language variety a speaker uses within family and domestic settings.

Pidgin

A simplified language that develops for communication between people with different native languages; lacks native speakers and formalized grammar.

Creole

A stable natural language that arose from a pidgin and became the native language of a community.

Jargon

Specialized vocabulary and expressions used by a particular group or profession.

Register

The variation in language depending on formality, context, and disciplinary setting (formal vs informal).

Abodago

Legal documents such as contracts; term from occupational language.

Nars

Medical language or terminology used by nurses and in healthcare contexts.

Guro

Teacher; language associated with teaching, including planning and instructional discourse.

Manunulat

Writer; terms and language related to literary works or writings.

Idiolect

An individual’s unique way of speaking, including their personal vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.

Conyo

A sociolect blending Filipino languages with English and sometimes Spanish, used in casual social settings.

Jejemon

A contemporary sociolect/style used in texting/online communication with nonstandard spellings and abbreviations.

Linggwistikong Komunidad (Speech Community)

A group of speakers who share norms and patterns of language use and understandings.

Homogeneous Language Situation

A language environment where everyone speaks the same language with little or no dialect variation.

Heterogeneous Language Situation

A language environment with multiple languages or dialects due to social factors and diversity.