The concept of a Standard English, and language variations?

Nik R: The concept of a Standard English, and language variations?
How do language variations arise? Explain in depth please, with examples.

Your views on the concept of a Standard English amd its role in society.
– Why do we have it?
– What does it do for us?

Also, attitudes in society toward variation. Regional and national.

I need a better grasp on these topics.

Answers and Views:

Answer by Opt to Opine
While this unabashed exploitation of community knowledge inflames many of us, the question posed is indeed a worthy topic for a civil discussion.

Here is a brief answer for the benefit of casual on-lookers:
Standard English is the idea that there should only be one version of language, which is to be called standard. English variants are, by definition, non-standard versions of English. The differences are, more often than not, comprehensive, consisting of variations on multiple levels, from the bottom (phonemes) to the top (intentionality, structure of implicatures, etc.)

I am going to stop here, lest I contribute too much to the assignment.

Please file this question under “Education & References > Homework Help”.
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Answer by patriot
This really sounds like a research topic for a linguistics class…it’s FAR to detailed for us to just hand to you.

Do your research (and…just to clue you in…asking other people to give you the information is NOT the same as doing research), and you’ll have the answers for your thesis.