LANG7510 Mega Review Quiz

Which of the following is a subfield of sociolinguistics?

• Syntax

• Multilingualism

• Morphology

"Please refrain from smoking in this area" is probably an example of...

• spoken communication

• written communication

• neither

One reason for code switching is...

• to express solidarity

• to discuss particular topics

• to add authority

• all of the above

What is one reason for language loss?

• Migration

• Forgetfulness

• Bad grammar

Business meaning "a commercial activity" is an example of...

• Semantic amelioration

• Semantic weakening

• Semantic broadening

Linguistic forms can gain prestige via...

• The family

• The media

Encoding the form, or structure, of a language is known as...

• corpus planning

• status planning

The notion that there is only one correct form of a language is an example of..

• Language loss

• Language preservation

• Language ideology

An example of a dependent variable in a sociolinguistic study might be...

• the postvocalic [r]

• a particular region

• social class

How might you mitigate the effects of the observer in a sociolinguistic study?

• Tell the participant you are recording them

• Leave the room when recording a participant

• Let the participant conduct the study in your place