Which of the following can be called as the features of “language”? I. Language remains completely the same throughout one state in a country like India. II. Language can reveal the social identity of the speaker. III. Our choice of words while we speak shows which place we belong to.
Which of the following can be called as the features of “language”? I. Language remains completely the same throughout one state in a country like India. II. Language can reveal the social identity of the speaker. III. Our choice of words while we speak shows which place we belong to. Correct Answer II and III
The Social Aspects of Language: Our choice of words, our selection of sentences are always dependent on the factors such as, the context, the person who speaks to, the place where we speak and the theme. We don’t speak to our father about our school work the same way as we speak to your mom about our food etc. Also, we cannot use the same language with our teachers the language we use with our friends.
Social differences and stratifications are prominently observed the way we use language. Sometimes the people of different castes use different styles of the same language.
- Language changes in every 15 to 20 kilometres.
- It is often dependent on the way sentences are constructed and words are formed and even the way how words are pronounced.
- The moment you open your mouth you disclose your identity, Where you come from, what kind of family you belong to and what sort of people from your friend circle gets know the moment you say even a small word such as ‘hello’.
- In Delhi, some people say ‘majja’ and others say ‘mazza’; some say ‘zafar’ and some say ‘jafar’.
- The way of talking can tell whether the speaker is educated or uneducated, poor or rich or old Delhi or new Delhi and the like. Whether you are calling your school ‘skul’ or ‘sakul’ that too makes a lot of difference. This way linguistic identity is directly related to social identity.
Hence, we conclude that both the above statement are features of a language.