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IJLLL 2024 Vol.10(2): 227-233
DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL.2024.10.2.516

An Interpretation of Pygmalion from the Perspective of Language Variation

Yunxin Zhao
Foreign College, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
Email: 1047587510@qq.com

Manuscript received November 9, 2023; revised December 1, 2023; accepted December 28, 2023; published April 28, 2024

Abstract—Based on the Labov’s phonological variant theory and Halliday’s register theory, the knowledge of sociolinguistics and linguistic variation, this study analyzes the dialogues between the Higgins and Liza in Pygmalion, aiming to reflect the process of language learning and the influence of social factors on the formation of language. From the perspective of language variation, this paper analyzes the characters and their language in Pygmalion from the perspectives of regional variation, class variation, gender variation and language change, aiming at exploring the importance of language in shaping social identity, revealing the slight or obvious changes as the time changing, and displaying the charm of language.

Keywords—language variation, class variation, regional variation, self-awakening

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Cite:Yunxin Zhao, "An Interpretation of Pygmalion from the Perspective of Language Variation," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 227-233, 2024.

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