Are Dialects Fading?

Summary:      This article talks about two different topics. The first being that dialect differences will never disappear. The article used the example that teenagers purposely set themselves apart from their parents by speaking in a different way. For example when texting we tend to come up with slang or abbreviations such as: ttyl- talk to you later, lame-sauce- something that is super uncool or not pleasing. Teenagers almost create their own dialect to intentionally set themselves apart from adults.
                      The second part of the article discusses how there are different dialects all over the world. A professor from California referred to her dialect as "Valley Girl," because she grew up in Southern California. The mentioned professor also admitted to speaking with an "uptalk." Uptalk is the use of rising information for sentences that are not questions. For example simply saying "Ms. Castelli?" That is not a formal question. What does formal really mean? Is there a right way or a wrong way to talk? Not necessarily. After watching the videos in class and participating in the class discussions, I came to realize that people are going to naturally pick up on a different dialects that you may or may not be used to.


Relation to Sociology: This relates to Sociology because often times groups of people work together. If you were to apply for a job and you were able to put down on your application that you speak three languages this puts you ahead of someone who can only speak one because you are now able to communicate with more people.


Relation to My Life: I feel as if language is a big part of my life because not only does it help me communicate with my peers, but it allows all people to carry a little bit of heritage with them. Unfortunately after the second generation families typically lose that language. It's interesting to be able to meet different types of people from different cultures and compare them to your own.

   - HELLO IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES!!