Abstract:
Language forms the fundamental function of communication. As
social beings, we use it as our medium of communication to help us
communicate with people that live
both within and beyond our
regional/geographical locations just as it is the case that other people from
within and outside our environment do communicate with us. Language
occurs almost wherever we come into contact with other people and will be
different
according to the nature of the contact. It is noted that our lives take
us through a succession of activities requiring the use of language. The
activities are very diverse and, what ever dialect we speak, have specific
feature of language associated with
them. Many activities are connected
with our jobs. One may be an engineer giving instructions to a
draughtsman; a lawyer advising a client; a trade union official discussing
fringe benefits; a bus conductor collecting transport. Fares; A sergeant
instructing a soldier; or a scientist reading a technical report. Other
activities are part of our leisure.
