Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistics focus on...

• the study of language

• the study of society

• the effect of society on the languag

Who tends to use more features belonging to the standard language ?

• People from high-school class

• People from low-school class

• Less-educated people

There are ….. factors affecting one’s language use.

• 3

• 5

• 7

Men tend to be more …….. and use more …….. words. On the other hand,

women were more …….. and …….. in using language

• Polite - expressive - direct - curt.

• B. Direct - expressive - polite - simple

• C. Direct - simple - expressive - polite

The influence of the speaker’s age on language use shows through :

• the use of vocabulary and grammar complexity

• The use of slang/jargon

• The topics that they usually discuss

How many features of advertising are there?

• 4

• 5

• 6

Sociolinguistics is most appropriately defined as which of these?

• The scientific study of language usage

• The study of animal vocalizations

• The study of human behavior

A person who speaks three languages fluently is most properly referred to by which of these terms?

• Multilingual

• Extralingual

   

• Bilingual

Many factors may be relevant to people's relative social status, except?

• Gender

• Tribe

• Age

A dialect is a variety of language distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of :

• Phonology

• Grammar and vocabulary

• Both answers are correct