LANG7510 Week 9 Review

"Socially situated beliefs about language structure and use", may best define...

• Language policies

• Language ideologies

• Language behaviours

•Those who speak a vernacular dialect were traditionally made to believe that their dialect is _______

How many methods are associated with language attitude research?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

–Direct observation of what people say in public, e.g., radio, television, internet, newspapers.

–Direct questions, e.g., closed questions: Do you think Hindi sounds beautiful?; open questions: What do you think of Italian?

–Indirect measures,e.g.questions about the speakers rather than about their dialect

The way people speak is a product of their genes

• True

• False

SNT stands for S_____ N______ T_____

Sue, Bob, and Alice interact in the work place but not in other places. This is an example of a _____

• multiplex relationship

• flexible relationship

• uniplex relationship

CofP stands for C________ of P_______

Penelope Eckert (2000) focused on two high school community-based identity groups. These were...

• Jocks and Burnouts

• Cops and Robbers

• Lads and Layettes