Effect of Regional Dialects in Learning Tamil Language

Abstract

Having two forms of practice, the spoken and written, is a peculiarity that the Tamil language has. In written form the language is used with no grammatical errors. Spoken form is the one that people use in their daily language as they speak. This colloquial usage is most importantly used to express human emotions. It can be observed that, spoken form of language and the pronunciation of words differ according to region, race and caste. The word is subject to change depending upon these factors while the meaning remains constant. When a word differs from the common usage based on the region, race or caste it is called as a regional dialect. Tamil language is considered to be the oldest language, the one that man spoke first. It has a rich sense of nativity and intellectual depth. Language is not just a medium, it is also an identity for the race that used it. It becomes our responsibility to document it. Regional dialects are assets to a language. While teaching such language, along with teaching the meaning of lessons, vocabulary and its usage should also be taught in order to have a deeper understanding about the taught meaning. Only then Tamil’s richness could be internalised.  A teacher should elaborate the influence that regional dialects have on a language, in order to make the process of language learning fruitful. A child’s primary learning begins at home before it steps into a school. This research article reflects the impacts that understanding the changes in people and their language while exposed to the external environment from home environment has on the process of learning.