Linguistics Quiz

What is the term used to describe the uniqueness in the language use of each individual speaker?

• Dialect

• Accent

• Idiolect

• Language

How many idiolects are estimated to exist for the English language?

• 450 million

• 100 million

• 1 billion

• 146 billion

What is the term used to describe a version of a language spoken by a group of people?

• Accent

• Language

• Idiolect

• Dialect

When do we say there is a dialect of a language?

• When there are systematic differences in the way each group speaks the language

• When there are no differences in grammar

• When there are no differences in pronunciation

• When there are no variations in vocabulary

What is the term used to describe the movement toward greater uniformity and less variation among dialects?

• Regional Dialects

• Language Variation

• Dialect Diversity

• Dialect Leveling

How do we differentiate between dialects and languages?

• By the geographical location

• By mutual intelligibility and systematic differences

• By the number of speakers

• By the writing system used

What is the term used to describe a regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary?

• Language Variation

• Dialect

• Idiolect

• Accent

What is the term used to describe a person's specific, unique way of speaking?

• Dialect

• Idiolect

• Accent

• Language

What is the term used to describe the differences in the way each group speaks a language?

• Language Variation

• Dialect

• Idiolect

• Accent

What is the term used to describe a way of speaking that differs from the standard variety of the language?

• Accent

• Idiolect

• Language Variation

• Dialect