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What is a dialect?
A ‘prestige’ variety of language is…
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A ‘prestige’ variety of language is…
Language used only by youth
Informal speech
Low-status dialect
Socially favored language variety ✅
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What is a dialect?
A formal language
A regional variety of a language ✅
A different language
A type of slang
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Which of the following affects language variation the most?
Hair color
Eye color
Favorite food
Social class ✅
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Code-switching is…
Mixing two different topics
Changing spelling rules
Switching between languages or dialects ✅
Talking louder
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Which term means a common language used between speakers of different languages?
Vernacular
Lingua franca
Pidgin
Jargon
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Ethnolect is associated with…
Religions
Professions
Ethnic groups ✅
Sports teams
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What is sociolinguistic variation?
Random grammar
Differences in language due to social factors
Spelling errors
Written mistakes
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What is a pidgin language?
A dialect
A secret language
A simplified language for communication
Complex grammar
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Sociolinguistic competence refers to…
Pronunciation accuracy
Writing skills
Understanding how to use language appropriately ✅
Knowing grammar rules
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A creole language is…
A slang form
A coded speech
A stable, natural language developed from a pidgin
A dead language
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Politeness strategies are used to…
Maintain social harmony
End conversations
Change topics
Insult others
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What is language shift?
Learning faster
Replacing one language with another
Changing grammar rules
Making mistakes
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What is meant by ‘vernacular language’?
Religious language
Official language
Written language
Native, informal spoken language ✅
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Which factor most affects dialect differences?
Gender
Occupation
Region
Age
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What is an idiolect?
Group language
Personal language variety ✅
Formal language
A type of accent
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Sociolinguistics is a branch of…
Physics
Mathematics
Linguistics
Chemistry
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Which factor does NOT influence language change?
Media
Technology
Superstition
Migration
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Which of these is a form of informal language?
Slang
Academic writing
Legal documents
Scientific report
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Which of the following is an example of diglossia?
Creating new words
Switching topics
Using one language at work and another at home ✅
Using informal language
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What does sociolinguistics study?
Literary devices
Language in society ✅
Sentence structure
Word formation
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Which is NOT a sociolinguistic variable?
Gender
Eye color
Region
Age
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Genderlect refers to…
Regional accents
Age-based speech
Sign language
Language differences between genders ✅
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Which term refers to a language used for official purposes ?
Vernacular
Standard language ✅
Slang
Lingua franca
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Accent refers to…
Grammar mistakes
Pronunciation differences
Word choice
Spelling errors
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Multilingualism refers to…
Speaking multiple languages ✅
Forgetting a language
Using only one language
Making up words
