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Language Choice in Multilingual Communities

Authored by Kamola Alimova

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Language Choice in Multilingual Communities
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A Domain is:

a very general concept

concept which depends on some social factors

a term made by the American Sociolinguist, Fishman.

a concept which depends on: participants, topic and setting.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fro example, the boy living in Zaire will use Swahili to strangers, but he will use Indoubli among his friends or peers. This explains the concept of _____

Social distance

Social Status

Formality

Function

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For example, in Zaire, a man would use the standard Swahili when talking to a high-level official, a student would also use standard Swahili when talking to his teacher, and a patient will do the same when talking to his doctor. This explains the concept of ________

Formality

Social distance

Function

Social status

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Diglossia has the following characteristic:

Two distinct varieties of the same language are used in the community. One is regarded as the high variety, while the other is regarded as the low variety.

Is it true or false?

True

False

Not given

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Diglossia has the following three characteristics:

Each variety is used for distinct functions. However, the two varieties compliment each other.

,

True

False

Not given

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Diglossia has the following three characteristics:

   The high variety is used in every day conversation.

True

False

Not given

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Arabic speaking communities use Fus’ha (Modern Standard Arabic) as the High Variety. It is used for domains of media, education, religion, press etc. Also, the MSA is revered as the language of Koran. This explains the concept of

Diaglossia

Bilinguailism

Poliglossia

Multilingualism

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