Essay topic, need ideas...

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For all that they are criticised, non-standard varities are as interesting as the expected norm. We should not be so concerned about what's proper, in language but what what is appropiate, do you agree.
The ideas I have are

• They allow for expression of Identity
• They allow for the mimising of social distance

that's it, is there anything else, or something you can add to my ideas, cheers
lets reignite the english language forum guys

[Reus]

It all comes down to how language choice corresponds to the social context.

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It all comes down to how language choice corresponds to the social context.

So different language used for different contexts basically?

[Joseph41]

Non-standard varieties can:

• Result in greater efficiency of communication
• Be inclusive/exclusive, leading to better social rapport between speakers
• Form identity
• Reflect social values of the speech community
• Allow for code-switching to better facilitate context-dependent communication
• Lead to covert prestige
• Front language change, which is never-ending and necessary

[Reus]

So different language used for different contexts basically?

Pretty much.

Just because a variety is improper when compared to SAE, it doesn't mean it is inappropriate right? Because non-standard varieties (NSV's) create a dichotomy in terms of in-group members and the excluded world (for example gamers using acronyms such as GGWP) which in turn develops social rapport between the participants (the use of GGWP moulds a mutual bond) . In building social rapport, covert prestige is created in order to distinguish members of the NSV as the interlocutors can relate on a linguistic level. Due to this linguistic variety, which descriptivists are fond of, NSV's facilitate eased communication and proficiency in expression - heavily dependent on the social context.

You could really make that^ into 4 strong paragraphs.

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thanks heaps to all of you, definitely helped me out