Sociolinguistics Study of English Language in context to Class and Culture: A Psychoanalytical Study

Abstract

Sociolinguistics is a developing branch of linguistics and sociology investigates the individual
and social variation of language. Just as regional variation of language can give a lot of
information about the place the speaker is from, social variation tells about the roles performed
by a given speaker within one community, or country. There are numerous factors influencing
the way people speak which would be investigated by Class and cultural Differences,
Geographic Origin Differences, Ethnicity Differences, Nationality Differences, Occupation
Differences, Age Group Differences and Gender Differences. Thus, sociolinguistics relates
linguistic behaviour with social demands.
To accomplish the goal the current research determines the society’s linguistic requirement,
gender, level of educations and reveals how groups in a society are separated by social
variables like Class, culture ethnicity, religion, gender, age, status, level of education, native
and non-native variety of English etc. and how these variables affect the psycho-analysis of
sociolinguistics in English language
‘Sociolinguistic Paradigms: Class and Culture’ focused on aspects of changes within the
perspective of class and culture taking place among the various communities in the Indian
context. Implicit in the presentation is changing culture pattern resulting from the advancing
tenets of globalization. The position of the speaker in the society, measured by the level of
education, parental background, profession and their effect on syntax and lexis used by the
speaker. An important factor influencing the way of formulating sentences is, according to
sociolinguists, the social class of the speakers.