Language and society Language and culture are very interconnected. People typically adjust their way of speaking to different situations.
Language is often a powerful symbol of ethnic identity.
People make language choices for a number of reasons, including economic advancement, a desire for education, intermarriage, etc. A language consists of mutually intelligible dialects. Dialects may be based on differences of geography, social class, gender, age, etc. People have strong feelings about dialect and language differences. People may have negative attitudes about languages around them.