What is it called when someone speak the same language but there are differences based on the region they live in?

In Thai, however, aspirated and unaspirated p are as different as English l and r. Using one in place of the other completely changes what word you’ve uttered (for example, from ‘forest’ to ‘split’), just as replacing l with r in English would change lip torip.

What is it called when people change from using one dialect or language to another during a conversation?

code-switching, process of shifting from one linguistic code (a language or dialect) to another, depending on the social context or conversational setting.

How does language reveal about culture?

Language always carries meanings and references beyond itself: The meanings of a particular language represent the culture of a particular social group. To interact with a language means to do so with the culture which is its reference point. A particular language points to the culture of a particular social group.

What is the meaning of Multilinguistic?

(ˌmʌltɪˈlɪŋɡwɪst) a person who can speak several languages.

What is dialect and idiolect?

An idiolect is the variety of language unique to an individual. This differs from a dialect, a common set of linguistic characteristics shared among a group of people.

What is code borrowing?

Code-switching is the use of two separate languages back to back. Borrowing, on the other hand, means using one primary language, but mixing in words or ideas from another. In borrowing, the child speaks one language, and alters vocabulary from another to fit the primary language.

How language can make you feel and experience things differently?

Languages do not limit our ability to perceive the world or to think about the world, but they focus our perception, attention, and thought on specific aspects of the world. So, different languages focus the attention of their speakers on different aspects of the environment—either physical or cultural.