《英语词汇学》（英文版）Chapter 8 Social Meaning

Unit 8 Social Meaning

Unit 8 Social Meaning

Social meaning is that which a piece of language conveys about the social circumstances of its use. In part, we decode the social meaning of a text through our recognition of different dimensions and levels of style within the same language

Social meaning is that which a piece of language conveys about the social circumstances of its use. In part, we decode the social meaning of a text through our recognition of different dimensions and levels of style within the same language

connotative affective associative meaning reflected socla collocative

connotative affective associative meaning reflected social collocative

We recognize some words or pronunciations as being dialectal, i.e as telling us something of the geographical or social origin of the speaker

We recognize some words or pronunciations as being dialectal, i.e. as telling us something of the geographical or social origin of the speaker

Other features of language tell us something of the social relationshi between the speaker and hearer: we have a scale of status usage. for example, descending from formal and literary English at one end to colloquial, familiar, and eventually slang english at the other

Other features of language tell us something of the social relationship between the speaker and hearer; we have a scale of status usage, for example, descending from formal and literary English at one end to colloquial, familiar, and eventually s l a n g E n g l i s h a t t h e o t h e r

Variation according to Dialect(the language of geographical region or of social class) Time (the language of the eighteenth century, etc.)

Variation according to: Dialect (the language of geographical region or of a social class) Time (the language of the eighteenth century, etc.)

Province (language of law, of science, of advertising, etc.) Status (polite, colloquial slang, etc. Singularity (the style of Dickens, of Hemingway, etc.)

Province (language of law, of science, of advertising, etc.) Status (polite, colloquial, slang, etc. ) Singularity (the style of Dickens, of Hemingway, etc.)

Variation according to Dialect 不同的词汇表示同种语义: British English Singapore English Majority Ground Hit BoX Holiday off Switch off Close Turn on Open Chaffing dish Steamboat Stamp CI ho p Decorator Contractor

Variation according to Dialect: 不同的词汇表示同种语义： British English Singapore English Majority Ground Hit Box Holiday Off Switch off Close Turn on Open Chaffing dish Steamboat Stamp Chop Decorator Contractor

Porridge Singapore Engls a bowl of plain or savoury rice gruel, which can be cooked with small pieces of meat or fish British English a thick, sticky food made from oats cooked in water or milk, or to which sugar is added

Porridge: Singapore English: A bowl of plain or savoury rice gruel, which can be cooked with small pieces of meat or fish British English: a thick, sticky food made from oats cooked in water or milk, or to which sugar is added

Mutton chop Singapore English Chopped-up lumps of meat with no bone British English Pieces of bone with meat attached

Mutton chop Singapore English: Chopped-up lumps of meat with no bone British English: Pieces of bone with meat attached