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A Quiz to test understanding of key research on Standard and Non Standard English
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Identify the examples of Non Standard Grammar:
We were sat in the pub, when the call came.
It is very important to be seen using Standard English.
I dreamed a crazy dream last night.
You ain't seen nothing yet!
2
Select the Prescriptivist statements:
Ill-fitting grammar are like ill-fitting shoes.
Forming grammatical sentences is an essential skill.
The rule is: don’t use commas like a stupid person.
No one should be ignorant of grammar.
3
What correlation did Trudgill find between class and dialect?
No correlation.
Higher social classes tend to use more Non Standard forms.
Lower social classes tend to use more Non Standard forms.
Upper class speakers tend to use Standard English.
4
The Golden Age of English is...
now, as almost the entire world uses English.
The early period of Anglo-Saxon.
The period in which Shakespeare wrote his plays.
A myth about a time in past when English was perfect.
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Why is the Golden Age of English myth wrong?
There never was a time when English didn't have variety.
It is a Silver Age.
English is too difficult to spell.
It is based on history, not on linguistics.
6
Which is NOT a feature of AAVE?
Dropping the "g" in -ing, e.g. "Droppin'"
Substituting "th" at start of words with "d"
A special future tense that American SE doesn't have.
A habitual tense that American SE doesn't have.
7
According to Lesley Milroy, women are
more likely to use specialist colour terms.
less likely to use competitive speech behaviour.
less likely to use dialect / Non SE.
more likely to use dialect / Non SE.
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Select the Descriptivist statements:
The English language is a work in progress. Have fun with it
Grammar: rules that people seem to use when they speak.
New Yorkers say standing on line, others standing in line.
Standard language is a political tool, reflecting power.
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Why are AAVE speakers more likely to be put in special education?
AAVE is not understood by teachers.
AAVE speakers cannot speak American SE.
American schools are racist.
Schools mistake AAVE for misunderstanding of American SE.
10
Which prescriptivist myths did Aitchison identify with regard to language change?
The Infectious Disease.
The Crumbling Castle.
The Bent Fork.
The Damp Spoon.
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What are the arguments James Milroy gives against the existence of a Golden Age?
English is varied by nature.
Written English does not represent a better form of English.
English was only standardised in the 18th C.
English is about to have its Golden Age.
12
According to Lesley Milroy, working class men
use dialect as it gives them covert prestige.
use dialect as it gives them overt prestige.
don't use dialect on principle.
use Standard English as it gives them overt prestige.
13
The Golden Age of English is an example of:
A scientific study into a language.
A Descriptivist myth.
A very old myth.
A Prescriptivist myth.
14
Which NS form of English did Labov prove to be perfectly grammatical?
Australian Aboriginal English
Belfast English
Ghetto English
African American Vernacular English
15
According to Trudgill, Standard English is
a majority dialect.
used in writing, professional and educational settings.
a minority dialect.
different itself according to where in the UK it is used.
