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What is the difference between a social and a geographical dialect? Give examples

What is the difference between a social and a geographical dialect? Give examples

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I was asked to answer that even i was not able to answer what's the difference between them??? i know what social and geographical dialects are can you give me and example of "geographical dialect"please Thanks a lot

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updated Sep 24, 2010
edited by --Mariana--
posted by jortosar
Try to remember to capitalize I when it is used as first person pronoun. I think you've had this pointed out to you before. - revmaf, Sep 24, 2010

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Language is the set of rules for generating speech.
A dialect is a variant of a language.
Regional/geographic dialect are associated with a geographically isolated speech community.
If it is spoken by a community that is merely socially isolated, it is called a social dialect.
Social dialects are based on class, ethnicity, gender, age, and particular social situations. Black English (or Ebonics) in the United States is an example of a social dialect.
Dialects may be both regional and social.

updated Sep 24, 2010
posted by marilo63
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I suggest that you use Google to do a search on this topic.

updated Sep 24, 2010
posted by --Mariana--
I did first but i couldn't find and example of geographical dialect thanks - jortosar, Sep 24, 2010