A-level English Language: Accent & Dialect Vocabulary Week 2
Authored by Jancke Dunn
English
11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of Discourse?
The study of the sound system in the language and the effects of its particular features
An evidence-based approach to language that describes, in an objective manner, how language is being used
A unit of language longer than a single sentence. To study discourse is to analyse the use of spoken or written language in a social context
Delivery of high social status through use of non-standard forms
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of Descriptivism?
The study of the sound system in the language and the effects of its particular features
An evidence-based approach to language that describes, in an objective manner, how language is being used
A unit of language longer than a single sentence. To study discourse is to analyse the use of spoken or written language in a social context
A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another. Known also as a gliding vowel
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of Prescriptivism?
The study of the sound system in the language and the effects of its particular features
An evidence-based approach to language that describes, in an objective manner, how language is being used
The establishment of rules defining preferred or correct usage of language, sometimes informed by linguistic purism
A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another. Known also as a gliding vowel
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
BONUS: Which Prescriptivist coined the phrase 'Proper English' in 2009?
Jean Aitcheson
John Edwards
Jonathan Swift
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CCSS.L.11-12.4C
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
BONUS: What is this linguistic difference in perspective based on?
Wealth and Class
Deficiency and Superiority
Correctness
Prestige and Social Identity
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of Dipthong?
The study of the sound system in the language and the effects of its particular features
Where a speaker actively distances himself/herself from another speaker by accentuating their own accent or dialect
Refers to a dialect used by a culturally powerful group
A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another. Known also as a gliding vowel
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the meaning of Diagraph?
Representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel (as in feat)
The study of the sound system in the language and the effects of its particular features
Refers to a dialect used by a culturally powerful group
A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another. Known also as a gliding vowel
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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