@article { author = {Mohammed, Dlnya}, title = {}, journal = {Journal of Garmian University}, volume = {6}, number = {4}, pages = {335-340}, year = {2020}, publisher = {University of Garmian}, issn = {23100087}, eissn = {25223879}, doi = {10.24271/garmian.1964027}, abstract = {}, keywords = {}, title_ku = {Speech and Social Class in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights}, abstract_ku = {Language is a human trait associated with a particular community or ethnicity; there are a range of languages that represent their existence. On the other hand, the diversity of language shows aspects of their communication. Language also reflects in social construction when humans communicate to each other. In other words, language is used in social class, social status, and educational background that are called social dialect; a variety of languages that reflect social variation in language use, according to certain factors related to the social group of the speaker such as education, occupation, income level, etc. In this research, the characters’ speech in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (1847) is examined, in particular by dealing with spelling, grammar and lexis to explain what role speech plays in the character construction. The findings of this work indicate that this author of the Victorian literature used speech to both individualize characters and to bind them to a certain groups, which can mostly be defined by social status; a unique type of speech is provided to each main personality to denote his or her social status. A list of references is shared at the end.}, keywords_ku = {Emily Brontë,Wuthering Heights,Speech and Social status}, url = {https://jgu.garmian.edu.krd/article_102157.html}, eprint = {https://jgu.garmian.edu.krd/article_102157_e0bd9ef2efdc7820be8ce3cf76b73b71.pdf} }