TOPIC 4 - REGIONAL AND SOCIAL Dialects Quiz

What does RP stand for in the context of social accents?

• Rapid Pronunciation

• Royal Protocol

• Received Pronunciation

• Regional Pronunciation

Which term refers to a group of people who share similarities in economic and social status?

• Standard English

• Regional Variations

• Caste Dialects

• Social Dialects

What is the accent of the best educated and most prestigious members of English society?

• Standard English

• Vernacular

• Caste Dialects

• RP

Which country has a dialect chain where linguistic features overlap and usage merges from one area to the next?

• England

• Italy

• China

• Norway

What is the term used for the accent of the best educated and most prestigious members of English society?

• Social Dialects

• Standard English

• RP

• Caste Dialects

In which country are social groupings based on social systems very clear?

• England

• India

• Indonesia

• Australia

What is the main distinguishing feature of regional variation?

• All of the above

• Grammatical patterns

• Vocabulary

• Pronunciation

Which term refers to English that is widely recognized as acceptable wherever English is spoken and understood?

• RP

• Vernacular

• Standard English

• Social Class Dialects

What is the term used for the speech patterns, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation that have developed over time and differ from the standard form?

• Caste Dialects

• Vernacular

• Standard English

• RP

Which linguistic feature is much more frequent in lower-class speech than in middle-class speech?

• Multiple negation

• Pronouncing -ing as /ɪn/ instead of /ɪŋ/

• R-Pronunciation

• H-dropping among speakers of English