Four different approaches of looking at language and society (Unit 1, Block 6).

MEG – 04: Aspects of Language

ASSIGNMENT 2019 - 2020

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4. Discuss in detail four different approaches of looking at language and society (Unit 1, Block 6). 

Highlight the differences between all these approaches. 

Answer: Language is both a system of communication between individuals and a social phenomenon. The area of language and society – sociolinguistics – is intended to show how our use of language is governed by such factors as class, gender, race, etc. A subsection of this area is anthropological linguistics which is concerned with form and use of language in different cultures and to what extent the development of language has been influenced by cultural environment.

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