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Language varieties, often referred to simply as language varieties, is a term in linguistics used to describe the distinct forms of a language that speakers use in different contexts. A variety can refer to a dialect, sociolect, idiolect, or a specialized register, and it may operate across levels such as phonology, grammar, and lexicon. The term is intended to be neutral, avoiding value judgments about “correct” or “incorrect” speech and focusing on systematic differences in use.
Varieties arise from a complex mix of geographic, social, and stylistic factors. Geographic variation yields regional
Examples of language varieties include regional forms like British English and American English, dialectal Spanish such
Research in this field employs sociolinguistic methods, corpus analysis, and variationist approaches to map patterns of