LCS4556 Languages in Contemporary Society Sample Midterm Test

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 3 pts
Language death is a fighting and ongoing problem, ______
as when a language disappears, English culture and customs are adopted by speakers.
as languages have been disappearing more slowly in these last decades due to the growth of English.
as languages are becoming extinct at an ever increasing rate. This means that a culture, its customs, and a whole unique way of seeing the world is lost.
as when a language disappears, we can still revitalize it.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 3 pts
What does the slang term "crashed" mean in the sentence?
eat a large amount of food
relax with friends
to bargain
to fall asleep hard
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 3 pts
Which of the following is a jargon word?
FYI (For your information)
CYE (check your mail)
TD (Temporary duty)
GOAT (Greatest of All Time)
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 3 pts
Language variation according to the situations is called....
register
dialect
lingua franca
pidgin
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 3 pts
The map below demonstrates ______. Which is the following is NOT correct?
isogloss
regional variation
social variation
dialect continuum
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6. Pidgins have no native speakers.
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the following conversion, 'nature calls' is a jargon. A: I am sorry, I need to be excused. B: Nature calls. It is understandable.
True
False
8.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
Are British English and American English dialects of the same language? Why? Justify your answers with examples.
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9.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
Sino-Tibetan language family is a large language family that contains more than 500 distinctly related languages. Explain the linguistic diversity among this language family.
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