social variation

What is the term for the intentional adjustment of speech style to emphasize social distance between speakers?

• Convergence

• Divergence

• Register

• Slang

Which linguistic feature is commonly shared among AAVE, pidgins, and creoles, leading to the suggestion that AAVE may have similar origins?

• Reduction of final consonant clusters

• Pronunciation of initial dental consonants

• Use of double negatives

• Absence of verb "to be"

What term refers to the conventional use of language appropriate to specific contexts, such as situational, occupational, or topical settings?

• Vernacular

• Jargon

• Register

• Slang

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of AAVE?

• Reduction of final consonant clusters

• Pronunciation of initial dental consonants as alveolar stops

• Use of possessive-'s and third person singular -s

• Frequent inclusion of plural -s marker in plural phrases

Which term describes specialized technical vocabulary associated with specific professions or interests?

• Slang

• Vernacular

• Jargon

• Register

What linguistic feature is criticized as "illogical" but is found in various English dialects and languages like French?

• Reduction of final consonant clusters

• Use of double negatives

• Absence of forms of the verb "to be"

• Pronunciation of initial dental consonants

What is the primary function of slang in language use?

• To emphasize social distance between speakers

• To establish connections among insiders and exclude outsiders

• To express habitual actions or states

• To mark group identity and solidarity

Which linguistic feature is typically shared among vernaculars and characterized by deviations from standard linguistic norms?

• Register

• Slang

• Jargon

• Phonological and grammatical features

How does culture influence language variation?

• Culture has no impact on language variation

• Culture shapes the phonological features of language

• Cultural factors influence both linguistic and non-linguistic aspects of identity

• Language variation is independent of cultural factors