Sociolect Quiz

It is the study of language in social contexts.

• Pragmatics

• Semantics

• Sociolinguistics

• Psycholinguistics

It is the ability to form utterances using elements of multiple languages in real-time discourse, and the practice of doing so.

• Diglossia

• Register

• Accent

• Code-switching

It is a way of using the language in certain contexts and situations, often varying according to formality of expression, choice of vocabulary and degree of explicitness.

• Dialect

• Accent

• Code-switching

• Register

What is phonology?

• A group of sounds and words in an accent

• The organisation of sounds in a particular language variety

• The study of phones

• The study of accents and dialects

"Working class children are disadvantaged by their language"

Whose theory does this link to?

• Bernstein's study in Reading

• Cheshire's Reading Study

• Bernstein's Elaborate and Restricted Code

• Cheshire's Elaborate and Restricted Code

"Some regions have flourishing accents"

Which study below does this statement best link to?

• Bernstein

• Kerswill

• Watson

• Eckert

Who used the metaphor of the 'paint palette' to describe language variation in communities of practise?

• Sebba

• Fox

• Moore

• Sharma

Which of these statements best summarises Emma Moore's study in Bolton?

• Townies are least likely to use non-standard grammatical features

• Syntactically, Non-Standard 'were' is likely to occur in tag questions

• Non-Standard 's' is used equally between boys and girls

• The ethnically diverse group was more likely to use standard grammatical features

Which statement best describes Milroy's research?

• Closed networks tend to hold the highest degree of variation

• Closed networks tend to act as 'norm-enforcers' and are more likely to feature non-standard language use

• Discovered a link between 'ing' pronunciation and social class in Norwich

• People in more open networks tend to use more non-standard features

Whose study looked at grammatical variables in rebellious adolescents in Reading

• Cheshire

• Moore

• Eckert

• Fox et al.