According to Burridge, the vocative "mate"...

can have a mitigating intention.

nicknames frequently have an ironic twist to them.

Which is a syntactic feature?

imperatives and agentless passives.

...is well marked by Martin...

is an example of passive voice.

Across the top of the pack comes Cotchin...

is an example of subject-verb inversion.

Why might a football commentator use the passive?

It provides time for him to identify the player.

Handpass to the running Castagna...

is an example of noun modification.

In electronic communication, the full stop seems to have become...

an antagonistic punctuation mark.

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Individual and Group Identities 1

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1
In Australian English...
the language often reflects our desire for egalitarianism.
a and b
first names are only used among friends.
the use of first names is widespread.
2
According to Burridge, the vocative "mate"...
is less often used than one would think.
can have a mitigating intention.
is only used by Australian males.
A, b and c.
3
Which is not an example of a post noun modifier?
an appositional noun phrase.
Houli in great form.
He loves valuable clocks.
a relative clause
4
The "interrobang" adds...
an exclamatory aspect to the question mark.
has been given a new lease of life due to the Internet.
A, B and C
is an orthological feature.
5
Jargons and registers are...
specialised languages.
used within a specific trade or profession.
used among those who share a particular hobby.
a, b and c.
6
Nicknames such as "Marz" and "Tez"...
indicate that these people are dear to us.
a, b and c.
are common in Australian English.
create a warm, friendly feeling.
7
Criminal jargon is sometimes called...
crimspeak.
rubbish talk.
argot.
code-speak.
8
Jargon...
marks group boundaries.
a, b and c
satisfies the communication needs of a particular group.
promotes in-group solidarity.
9
Nicknames...
are commonly found within close-knit groups.
a, b and c
can be used by both friends and enemies.
can be an expression of intimacy.
10
In Australia...
nicknames are rarely used.
nicknames frequently have an ironic twist to them.
a, b and c.
nicknames are only used by those under the age of twenty.
11
Which is a syntactic feature?
abbreviations and acronyms.
spelling.
volume and emphatic stress.
imperatives and agentless passives.
12
...is well marked by Martin...
is an example of passive voice.
is an example of subject-verb inversion.
is an example of heavy noun phrase modification.
is an example of post-modification.
13
Prestia goes sideways finds Houli who chips it to Riewoldt...
is characteristically in the present tense.
a, b and c
uses "Aussie Rules" jargon.
is an example of AFL commentary.
14
Across the top of the pack comes Cotchin...
is an example of passive voice.
is an example of subject-verb inversion.
is an example of post noun modification.
a, b and c.
15
Why might a football commentator use the passive?
He wishes to appear formal and educated.
He does not know how to use the active voice.
It provides time for him to identify the player.
The game is so active in itself.
16
Handpass to the running Castagna...
passive voice.
past tense.
a, b and c
is an example of noun modification.
17
Who said: "these days, it's as if our punctuation is on steroids"?
Our teacher.
Linguist, Kate Burridge.
David Crystal.
Journalist, Jessica Bennett.
18
In electronic communication, the full stop seems to have become...
an antagonistic punctuation mark.
a punctuation mark of choice.
an overused punctuation mark.
a friendly punctuation mark.
19
AFL commentary...
has noun phrases that are heavy with modifiers.
a, b and c.
frequently makes use of the passive.
has frequent subject-verb inversion.
20
Which is true...
Football commentary relies on economy of expression.
b and c.
Football commentary typically uses ellipsis.
Football commentary is difficult to understand.

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