What is multiplexity?

Where 2 individuals may know each other from several groups

What did Trudgill focus on in his study of Norwich?

Differences between working & middle-class pronunciations

Talk that is devoid of work related context

What is dialect levelling?

Where dialectal words are dropping out of usage

What does the post-vocalic 'r' sound convey?

Pronouncing the 'r' where it follows a vowel e.g. 'park'

Which of these is not associated with Estuary English?

Short vowel sounds e.g. 'man' sounding more like 'men'

What skills do you need to demonstrate for AO2?

Demonstrate critical understand of concepts and issues

How can linguists convey an accent in written form?

International phonetic alphabet

What did Zimmerman and West not discover in their language study?

Men are more complimentary then women

In order to achieve AO1 in the exam, what will you need to demonstrate?

Ability to apply appropriate terminology & write coherently

What is restricted lexis?

Lexis that is only used within a specific context

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1
Which of these is not a determiner?
Some
Dream
My
The
2
How long does the exam last for?
2 hours
1 hour 45 minutes
1 hour 30 minutes
2 hours 30 minutes
3
What is multiplexity?
Language that is used by both men and women
Language that has many meanings
Where 2 individuals may know each other from several groups
Difficult language
4
What did Trudgill focus on in his study of Norwich?
Differences between occupation and language
Differences between male and female language
Differences between North and South pronunciations
Differences between working & middle-class pronunciations
5
Who looked at social network theories?
Jobs - iPhone generation
Zuckerberg - Facebook language
Milroy - Belfast speech
Systrom - Instafamous
6
Which is not a key area that Nelson said was missing from the language of business?
Society
Home
Career progression
Family
7
What is phatic talk?
Talk that is conducted in large groups
Talk that is devoid of work related context
Talk that is solely on work related issues
Talk that is conducted in small groups
8
What is the title of the Paper 2 exam?
English Language
Language Diversity and Change
Language and the individual
Language varieties
9
Whose study is based on the New York Department store in 1966?
Crystal
Trudgill
Lakoff
Labov
10
What is dialect levelling?
Where dialectal words are becoming less clear
Where dialectal words are dropping out of usage
Where dialectal words are increasingly being used
Where dialectal words are becoming offensive
11
Which of these is not a type of pronoun?
Indefinite
Personal
Demonstrative
Superlative
12
What is tautology?
Using gender specific language
Using a term of address without using a name
Identifying a language term as different from the norm
Saying the same thing twice
13
What does the post-vocalic 'r' sound convey?
Pronouncing the 'r' where it follows a vowel e.g. 'park'
Pronouncing the 'r' when it follows a consonant 'bring'
Not pronouncing the 'r' when it follows a consonant 'drink'
Not pronouncing the 'r' where it follows a vowel e.g. 'cart'
14
Which of these will you not need to do in order to achieve AO5 in Section B?
Carefully craft your writing
State who your audience is
Produce your own language data
Use accurate SPaG
15
Whose theory is called 'Discourse Community'?
Robin Lakoff
Howard Giles
John Swalles
Peter Trudgill
16
Which of these is not associated with Estuary English?
'L' pronounced as a 'w'
Short vowel sounds e.g. 'man' sounding more like 'men'
Glottal stop
Dropping the 'h' sound at the beginning of words
17
Who is the key theorists for the diversity model?
Jennifer Coates
Jane Pilkington
Janet Holmes
Deborah Tannen
18
What skills do you need to demonstrate for AO2?
Use correct terminology
Demonstrate critical understand of concepts and issues
Compare data
Use accurate SPaG
19
Which of these is not an abstract noun?
Tree
Freedom
Loyalty
Deceit
20
How can linguists convey an accent in written form?
International phonetic alphabet
Writing words as they appear
Distributing the sounds clearly
Guess work
21
Which terms help to define language moving closer to or further away from another person's?
Density and Multiplexity
Antonym and Synonym
Macro-level and Micro-level
Convergence and Divergence
22
What is metalanguage?
Challenging language
Language about gender
Language about language
Language about occupation
23
Which of these is not an example of marking?
Female builder
Working mother
Male nurse
Family man
24
Which of these is not a modal verb?
Have
Ought
Might
Could
25
Who looked at inferential frameworks?
Howard Giles
John Swalles
Drew and Heritage
Peter Trudgill
26
Which accent would you normally associate the glottal stop with?
Scouse
Welsh
Estuary English
Cornish
27
What did Zimmerman and West not discover in their language study?
Male-female interactions were similar to parent-child
Women have restricted linguistic freedom
Men are more complimentary then women
Men imposed their dominance in the conversation
28
Which of these is not a gender model?
Density
Dominance
Deficit
Difference
29
In order to achieve AO1 in the exam, what will you need to demonstrate?
Ability to refer to specific theorists
Ability to compare the texts
Ability to write at least 2 pages
Ability to apply appropriate terminology & write coherently
30
What is restricted lexis?
Lexis that is only used for a specific topic
Lexis that is only used for a specific age group
Lexis that is only used within a specific context
Lexis that is only used for a specific gender

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