Social dialects (sociolects) are varieties associated with speakers belonging to a given demographic group (e.g., women versus men, or different social classes) (on education n.d.). Regional dialects (Regiolects) are the distinct form of a language spoken in a specific geographic area (regarding education n.d.). Regional dialects are formed due to the isogloss that separates the territory of a language that has a language family. Isogloss is a line drawn to show a dialect boundary between adjacent areas (Wardaugh, 2006: 45). Winston Churchill in his theory stated that Great Britain and America are two nations separated by a common language. His statement reflects how dialects were formed. Dialects come from one language family and separate from
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