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Write 3 page essay on the topic Sociolinguistics.

Social network: The phrase, social network, refers to a group of people who are held together by familial, professional or other interests. Generally speaking, the most common social networks are family groups, referring to both nuclear and extended families. Insofar as children or youth are concerned, school and college friends constitute a social network of primary importance, just as work colleagues often do with adults. Indeed, were one to critically consider the concept of social networks in relation to oneself, one would discover him/herself to be a member of various social networks, both real and virtual. In application to myself, I would identify my real-work social networks as my friends and family, to name but two groups and my virtual social networks as all the internet chat and interest groups to which I belong and with whose members I share common interests and hobbies.

Ethnography of Communication: As a concept, ethnography of communication, refer to a very interesting phenomenon. one which is based on a concession to the fact that there is much more to verbal communication and interaction tan the exchange of information. According to the anthropologist, D. House (2003), the concept of ethnography of communication was introduced and developed by the anthropologist Dell Hymes, who argued that verbal communications can only be fully understood and appreciated were their social context taken into consideration. In other words, and as House (2003) explains, within the context of practically any and all forms of verbal communications, meaning is not communicated through words alone but also through silences, tones, nuances and the gaps between exchanges. Consequently, in accordance with this particular concept, full comprehension of communication is dependant upon an analysis and observation of the social setting within which it unfolds.

Crossover effect: The crossover effect refers to the influencing factors on language and, more so, the effect of the supposedly strong or dominant languages on the weaker or subordinate ones. Within the context of this particular term lies an acknowledgement of interlinguistic relationships and a concession to the fact that languages do not exist in isolation. Therefore, while each language has its own grammatical and syntactical rules, interlinguistic relationships can lead to the crossing over of certain grammatical and structural principles/rules, from one language to another. Accordingly, therefore, the term may be defined as the movement of some linguistic/grammatical/syntactical rules from one language to another, with analysis of some languages illustrating strong crossover effects and others, weak crossover effects. In direct reference to Creole, Clements (1991), a sociolinguist specializing in Hispanic studies, maintains a weak crossover effect.

Creole continuum: Patois, or Jamaican Creole is, like many other languages, derived from more than one language. A review of the history of this particular language reveals that it directly evolved upon the assimilation of British English by African slaves and their subsequent creolization, as it is called, of the language.