{"product_id":"the-influence-of-society-on-prohlad-roy-9786209494178","title":"The Influence of Society on Language","description":"According to Chomsky's theory, competence is the child's innate ability to develop language, enabling them to speak, understand, and produce grammatically correct sentences. A child who can produce all grammatically correct sentences would likely be considered a \"social monster.\" Not only does the child learn language from society, but they also learn the appropriate ways to use it - knowing with whom, where, when, for what purpose, and how to communicate. Thus, sociolinguistic competence is a vital part of language acquisition. Without a proper understanding of society and culture, language use cannot be appropriate or correct. For example, a child who utters forbidden words in public may upset others, showing that some speech rules are extra-grammatical but culturally specific - rules the child has not learned or has not applied correctly. Even a grammatically correct sentence, like a tongue twister, can violate sociolinguistic norms if it disregards these contextual rules. The term 'competence' is not sufficiently comprehensive without considering these social and cultural factors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Prohlad Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 620949417X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786209494178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LAP Lambert Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Prohlad Roy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001073672447,"sku":"9786209494178","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-influence-of-society-on-prohlad-roy-9786209494178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}