Language Varieties,Variation in your language and English in Arizona

37354Language Varieties:
An American was hitchhiking in Italy and got picked up by an Italian truck driver. The American spoke no Italian, but was fluent in Spanish. He and the truck driver (who spoke no English or Spanish) had a lively conversation for two hours: the American was speaking Spanish, and the truck driver asked the American was speaking Italian. At the end of the trip, the truck driver asked the American which dialect of Italian he was speaking. What does this tell you about the difference between the dialects of Spanish and Italian spoken by these two people as language varieties?

Variation in your language:
What is the level of variation in the language that you are studying? Is its variation more of the regional or of the social kind?
Can you think of examples of cross-cultural differences between English and the language you are studying? For example, in some languages “That is not a very good idea.” would mean that the idea is still good but not very good while in English it means that it is not good at all. (If you are not currently studying another language, think of one you know or have studied previously).

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English in Arizona :
What do you think characterizes the variety of English in Arizona? How can you tell that a speaker is from Arizona? How does it compare with the variety of English you speak if you are not from Arizona? Provide examples.
Note: If you are not from Arizona, it is recommended to research online some of its features and then compare them with what you know about your local state or community. This also includes perceived linguistic features of the US Southwest.