Language and age in linguistics

1. • Presented by :
• BENOUDJAFER Cherif
• HARIZI Youcef
• BAICHI Ayoub
Language and Age

2. I. Introduction
II. Definition
III. Steps:
1. Language and Childhood
2. Language and Teenager
3. Language and adulthood
4. Language and alderly
IV. Conclusion
Out line:

3. Introduction
Henry Sweet, an English phonetician and language
scholar, stated: “Language is the expression of ideas by
means of speech-sounds combined into words. Words
are combined into sentences, this combination
answering to that of ideas into thoughts.”
Age is the length of time that a person
has lived or a thing has existed.

4. Definition
Consider four life stages and how consider four lives
stages and how people construct an age identity for
people construct an age identity for themselves.
1. Childhood
2. Teenager
3. Adulthood
4. Alderly

5. Language and Childhood
• During early childhood, children abilities to
understand, to process, and to produce
language also flourish in an amazing way.

6. Language and Teenager
• Using a language particular to your tribe and
time is part of developing self-esteem,
confidence and a sense of identity and
belonging. Teenagers are trying to find their
way in the adult world and often feel most
comfortable with their peers.

7. Language and adulthood
• All languages have social and geographical variation.
This variation is most pronounced in phonology, the
domain most sensitive to the apparent prescriptions
of the critical period. A learner is likely to imitate the
pronunciation of the variety to which they are most
exposed.

8. Language and adulthood
Perhaps unaware that certain forms have an
association with a particular region or a particular
group of people.
Using such forms can potentially cause difficulties for
learners. It might be advantageous for an adult learner
to maintain their status as a non-native in order to
avoid misunderstandings.

9. Language and alderly
• Little research has examined how these age-
based changes are affected by the learning
of additional languages. We will pioneer
research into how bi- and multilingualism
interact with ageing.

10. • Previous research has shown that the
language of older Indigenous speakers differs
from that of younger speakers, and in creole-
speaking areas, older speakers incorporate
more traditional language into their speech.
Recordings from older speakers will be
analyzed to pinpoint the differences
Language and alderly

11. The relation between the ageing process and
language use has traditionally been analyzed
from two points of view: the changing
language used during the lifespan of an
individual, and the language of individuals
living within a speech community.
Conclusion