EMOTIVENESS AND REGIONAL/SOCIAL VARIATION IN AMERICAN ENGLISH

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between emotiveness and regional/social variation in American English. It focuses on how different regions and social groups in the United States exhibit variation in emotional expressions through language, particularly in the pragmatic and sociolinguistic realms. The study examines how emotiveness, as an aspect of language, influences and is influenced by regional dialects and social identities, considering the sociolects, cultural norms, and specific linguistic features that shape how emotions are communicated across various American English-speaking communities.