Newspaper dialectology (Boberg 2016)

Who wrote this paper?

• Barles Choberg

• Cherg Bobarles

• Charles Boberg

• Benedict Cumberbatch

Which of these is NOT an advantage of collaborating with mass media for linguistic research?

• We can reach a wider range of potential participants

• Mass media is profit-oriented

• It offers financial relief for the researchers

• It creates public awareness around linguistics and linguistic issues

Which type of response was NOT included in the analysis?

• Responses from Quebec

• Responses by people under 18 years old

• Responses from Ottawa

• Responses from the Territories

According to their results, CanE spelling is "more British" than vocabulary. True or False?

• True

• False

Canadians prefer the American spelling variant for only one word. Which?

• color (BrE colour)

• check (BrE cheque)

• center (BrE centre)

• program (BrE programme)

According to the survey, Canadians prefer...

• check

• bill

• zee

• mum

How do most Canadians pronounce leisure?

• /ˈli:ʒɚ/

• /ˈleʒɚ/

• /ˈleʒə/

According to the survey, Canadians tend to pronounce pasta this way...

• /ˈpɑːstə/

• /ˈpæstə/

• /ˈpʊstə/

Which lexical variable shows the most variation across Canada, in both this survey and NARVS?

• small store open late (convenience store, dépanneur...)

• pizza toppings (deluxe, all-dressed...)

• vacation house in countryside (cabin, chalet, cottage...)

• evening meal (dinner, supper...)

Based on lexical differences, the country can be divided in 3 regions. They are...

• The West - Quebec - the Atlantic

• B.C. - the middle - the Atlantic

• B.C. - the Prairies - the East

• The West -Quebec - Newfoundland