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Trudgill found that pronunciation varied according to...
Gender
Social Class
Family
Profession
2
Sara Mills published her work in...
1994
1993
1995
1996
3
Which of these are one of Tannen's groupings?
Status vs Solidarity
Information vs Understanding
Advice vs Feelings
Independence vs Intimacy
4
Amazed, Saw, Witnesses are examples of...
Stative verbs
Action verbs
5
O'Barr and Atkins studied language in the courtroom for...
30 months
32 months
24 months
28 months
6
Lakoff's published work was called...
Language and the Woman's Place
The Language of the Woman
A Woman's Language
The Woman's Place and Language
7
Geoffrey Beattie argued interruptions were equal after recording...
554 interruptions
547 interruptions
551 interruptions
557 interruptions
8
In her jump rope study, what did Marjorie Harness Goodwin observe?
Girls were the most dominant
Boys were the most dominant
The dominance shifted from girls to boys
The dominance shifted from boys to girls
9
Lakoff published her work in...
1975
1973
1974
1976
10
Pamela Fishman and Janet Holmes agree that...
Women and men speak equally
Women don't use tag questions and hedges
Men are to blame for failed conversations
Tag questions aid communication and cooperation
11
Marjorie Harness Goodwin said that boys play...
With equal status
With difficulty
With girls
In hierarchical groups
12
Janet Holmes says men see compliments as...
Politeness Strategies
Positive Face
Unnecessary
Face threatening
13
Which theorist conducted The Pickle Study?
Amy Sheldon
Amy Shefferon
Amy Sheddon
Amy Jefferson
14
Lakoff says men use language because..
They want impress women.
They want to appear intelligent.
They lack confidence.
They want to appear tough and rebellious.
15
Marjorie Harness Goodwin published her work in...
1993
1991
1992
1990
16
What do we call the person who does the verb and the person who has the verb done to them?
Actor / Actress
Actor / Affected
Actress / Affected
Affected / Acting
17
The Dominance Model is exemplified by...
Zimmerman and West / Mills
Zimmerman and West / Geoffrey Beattie
Zimmerman and West / Cheshire
Zimmerman and West / Spencer
18
Marked terms are...
Considered the norm / associated with females
Considered the norm / associated with males
Considered different from the norm / associated with males
Considered different to the norm / Associated with females
19
Lakoff's theory was called...
Deficit Model
Dominance Model
Speech Styles
Difference Model
20
How long did the boys pickle dispute last?
5 mins 15 secs
4 mins 30 secs
4 mins 45 secs
5 mins
21
In advertising, when women are seen as a product for men's pleasure this is called...
Commodification
Dismemberment
Artificial
Subordination
22
Unmarked terms are...
Considered the norm / associated with females
Considered the norm / associated with males
Considered different to the norm / Associated with females
Considered different from the norm / associated with males
23
The Difference Approach is mainly exemplified by...
Tannen
Cheshire
Trudgill
Mills
24
In fiction, the power is displayed through...
Action verbs / Material processes
Stative verb / Mental processes
25
In their pickle dispute, how many turns did the girls take?
45
50
40
35
26
Jeremy Tunstall says that women are represented in the media through...
Strength
Professional
<p>Intelligence</p>
Marital
27
In advertising, when women are seen as inferior to men this is called...
Dismemberment
Subordination
Commodification
Artificial
28
Jennifer Coates found that...
Female talk is competitive
Female talk is cooperative
Female talk is informative
Female talk is functional
29
What percentage of disputes are normally less then 10 turns (unlike in the Pickle study)?
91%
93%
92%
94%
30
Lakoff says using Standard English gives a person...
Overt Prestige
Covert Prestige
31
Zimmerman and West found that...
98% of interruptions are from males
96% of interruptions are from males
95% of interruptions are from males
97% of interruptions are from males
32
Lakoff says women use language because...
They want to show off.
They want to be different to males.
They are less secure of status and require reassurance.
They want to appear intelligent.
33
Which are examples of female speech according to Lakoff?
Use of Hedges, Humour, Tag Questions
Use of Hedges, Tag Questions, Empty Adjectives
Use of Tag Questions, Simple Vocabulary, Interruptions
Use of Direct Quotations, Swearing, Emphatic Language
34
Which of these are one of Tannen's groupings?
Status vs Solidarity
Information vs Understanding
Orders vs Suggestions
Conflict vs Compromise
35
Zimmerman and West only recorded...
11 conversations
12 conversations
10 conversations
13 conversations
36
In advertising, men are typically represented as...
Rough and Ready / Sport / Predatory
Predatory / Rough and Ready / Intelligent
Rough and ready / Predatory / Heroic
Heroic / Intelligent / Sporty
37
Those against the Deficit Model are...
O'Barr and Atkins / Cameron / Trudgill / Fishman
O’Barr and Atkins / Holmes / Cameron / Fishman
O'Barr and Atkins / Cameron / Zimmerman and West
O'Barr and Atkin / Geoffrey Beattie / Holmes
38
Deborah Cameron published her work in...
1980
2007
1987
1997
39
Maltz and Borker say that gender is constructed through...
Socialisation, learned from peers
Genetically inherent
Socialisation learned from parents
Technology learned from television
40
Lakoff says that women's language is...
Strong and powerful
Uses non-standard English
Weak and lacks authority
41
Maltz and Borker argue that men and women are...
Fighting for intelligence
In different sub-cultures
Equals
In the same sub-culture
42
Deborah Cameron says differences in speech are due to...
Power
Situation
Gender
Race
43
In advertising, when women are unrepresentative of the female this is called...
Commodification
Dismemberment
Subordination
Artificial
44
O'Barr and Atkins argued that language is due to...
Religion
Gender
Power
Race
45
Lakoff says that women's language is...
Constantly changing
Socially constructed
Biologically constructed
46
The Deficit model is...
Female speech is the norm and male speech is deficient
Males and females speak similarly
Male speech is the norm and female speech is deficient
47
Semantic Derogation means...
Words with negative connotations
Words that are attached to certain genders
Words with positive connotations
Words that change over time
48
Lakoff says men are more likely to seek...
Covert Prestige
Overt Prestige
49
What was Amy Sheldon's conclusion at the end of the Pickle Study?
Boys hit each other and then never talk again
Girls argue and threaten / boys come to a resolution
Girls trade ideas and put it to a vote
Girls negotiate a resolution / boys argue and threaten
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Peter Trudgill's study took place in...
Nottingham
Norwich
Northampton
Norbury
