ENG510 - Sociolinguistics

Total Marks 5 Starting Date Monday, January 27, 2020 Closing Date Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Status Open Question Title Graded Discussion Board Question Description Graded Discussion Board for Sociolinguistics ENG510 will be opened from 27-01-2020 to 28-01-2020. The topics for the GDB are: The students of Sociolinguistics have different opinions about the subject; some find it interesting to study the concepts of language variations, code switching, code mixing and sociolinguistic aspects of language in Pakistan while others may find it quite boring. Being a student of Sociolinguistics, do you find the course interesting in comparison with the other courses you are currently studying? Support your view with arguments. OR According to one view point, language affects society while according to another view society affects language. Which view do you support? Explain. Write your own views about any one of the given topics. Your comments should NOT exceed 150-200 words. Read the following instructions carefully before posting your comments: GDB carries 3% weightage in your final assessment. Your comments should be clear, concise, and relevant to the topic. Creative and original ideas written in correct English will be highly appreciated. Any queries related to Graded Discussion Board (GDB) will not be entertained on the regular MDB. For questions or queries related to the topic, you may send email to eng510@vu.edu.pk. Do not send your comments via e-mail or regular MDB. The comments posted on the regular MDB will not be graded. Do not post your comments twice. No marks will be awarded for plagiarism. All the best ENG510

MAELT Sociolinguistics (Eng510) Fall 2019 Assignment No. 2 Total Marks: 20 Lectures: 21-30 Instructions: • Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks. • The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%. • Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero. • After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained. • Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee. • The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman. Q1. In this technological age of computers and social media, standard spellings and grammar are getting extinct. Shorthand English also called chat language is becoming a social norm. Most of the students use it in their academic writings and formal email communications even. You are supposed to pick and write 10 examples of chat language from the Facebook interface. (10 Marks) Q2. Brown and Levinson outline four main types of politeness strategies: bald on-record, negative politeness, positive politeness, and off-record (indirect). Differentiate between negative politeness and positive politeness giving their exact definitions. Read the given statements carefully and label them with correct type of politeness strategy. (5+5+10 Marks) Sr. No. Statements Politeness strategy 1 Don’t forget to clean the blinds! 2 Could you please pass the rice? 3 Wow, it’s getting cold here. 4 You look sad. Can I do anything? 5 Leave it; I’ll clean it up later.

MA ELT Sociolinguistics (Eng510) Fall 2019 Assignment No. 1 Total Marks: 20 Lectures: 1-12 Instructions: • Upload your assignments in a proper format, i.e. MS word file. Corrupt files will be awarded zero marks. • The assignments should be zoomed in at 100%. • Please avoid plagiarism; plagiarized work will be marked zero. • After the due date, the assignments submitted via email would not be entertained. • Please avoid submitting copied assignments; otherwise, such a case would be referred to the discipline committee. • The font color should be preferably black and font size 12 Times New Roman. Q1. According to Holmes (2001), sociolinguistics is the study that is concerned with the relationship between language and the context in which it is used. Considering this definition, explain how language choices are determined according to the context. Also, discuss what type of relationship exists between language and society. Give examples to prove your point of view. (5=5+10 Marks) Q2. Differentiate between the terms ‘dialect’ and ‘language’ giving their exact definitions. Listen to the topic video 33 carefully and elaborate the four processes a language undergoes to become a standard language. (2+ 4*2=10 Marks)