An idiolect is a variety of a language unique to an individual. A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them It is manifested by patterns of word selection and grammar, or words, phrases, idioms, or pronunciations that are unique to that individual. Grammar is the field of Linguistics that covers the Rules governing the use of any given natural language. An idiom is a Phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal Definition, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only Every individual has an idiolect; the grouping of words and phrases is unique, rather than an individual using specific words that nobody else uses. An idiolect can easily evolve into an ecolect—a dialect variant specific to a household. An ecolect is a Language variety unique to a household (from the Greek eco (oikos for house as in economy or Ecology, and lect A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of

Forensic linguists can use idiolects to decide if a certain person did or did not produce a given piece of writing (or transcribed speech). Forensic linguistics is a field of Applied linguistics involving the relationship between Language, the Law, and Crime. The supposed confession of Derek Bentley was inconsistent with his idiolect, and modern analysis of the confession led to a posthumous pardon. Derek William Bentley ( 30 June 1933 – 28 January 1953) was hanged for a murder which was committed by a friend and accomplice of The family of the Unabomber recognized his idiolect and informed the police of their suspicions.

While often passing unnoticed in speech, some idiolects, particularly unusual ones employed by famous individuals, are immortalized in the form of nicknames. A famous example is the nickname of Willie Mays ("the Say-Hey Kid"), who frequently used "say hey". Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants

Contents 1 Idiolect and language 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Idiolect and language

Depending on whom you ask, either idiolects are derived from abstract, standardized language ideas, defended by "authorities" (such as dictionary editors), or languages are congruences of idiolects and thus exist only in the intersection between individual speakers. While the truth most likely lies on a continuum between these extremes, each proposition provides a useful model for language analysis. In Linguistics, semantic analysis is the process of relating syntactic structures from the levels of Phrases Clauses sentences and A more traditional scientific approach is encapsulated in the first sense. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding The second sense of the idiolect has become a base for investigating language evolution on a genetic model: the existence of the species (individual language) is extrapolated from a multitude of organisms (idiolects) with common features. eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Each species evolves through changes in the individual organisms. Idiolects change through contact with other idiolects, and change throughout their lifetime as well as from generation to generation. Overall, languages must select for compatibility with the learning capacity of immature human brains. Idiolects, however, have such a large capacity for change, particularly in the current era with increasing contact between many different people, that the systematic aspects of language that are the traditional arena of linguistic study are constantly in flux. Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields

As of yet, there is no general theory of communication based on idiolects. The word theory has many distinct meanings in different fields of Knowledge, depending on their methodologies and the context of discussion. Communication is the process of conveying information from a sender to a receiver with the use of a medium in which the communicated information is understood the same way Most importantly, however, whether language is a pre-determined convention or a fluid construction of each moment of communication, there are general cognitive abilities that all humans share in order to communicate. A convention is a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted Standards norms social norms or criteria, often taking the form of These tools, inherent to symbolic communication, include the ability to assess a situation and provide appropriate information, access to both short and long term memory functions, the ability to differentiate and conceptualize past, present, and future, and the ability to recognize that other human brains also use these and other tools to represent their internal states and understand the representation of others' internal states. "Symbolic" redirects here For other uses see Symbolism (disambiguation and Symbolic (disambiguation. In Psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store retain and subsequently retrieve information

See also

• Catch phrase
• Idioglossia
• Sociolect

References

External links

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry
• The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology - The ODLT is a concise dictionary of language terms

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