Language Variation

___ refers to specialised terminology or language used by a particular group, profession, or industry that may be difficult for outsiders to understand.

• Jargon

• Sociolect

• Register

• Slang

___ is a feature of language that has several variants of realisation across contexts and speakers, e.g [kɑːr] vs [kɑː] (2 words).

This register is used in professional or academic setting where there is an exchange of information or expertise.

• Frozen

• Formal

• Consultative

• Informal

What does 'idiolect' refer to?

• A language form used by speakers of a particular profession

• A language form used by speakers of one ethnicity

• A language form used by a closed community

• An individual's unique language form

___ studies how individuals negotiate meaning through their language choices in specific communicative contexts. It is often used to understand the dynamics of a real-time conversation.

• Variationist sociolinguistics

• Interactive sociolinguistics

• Both of them

• None of them

A linguistic variation may take place in ___.

• Lexis

• Pronunciation

• Grammatical constructions

• Dialects

• Any of them

What linguistic feature did William Labov study in his research in New York stores?

• Rhoticity of /r/

• Glottal stop of /t/

• Dark and light /l/

• Dropping of /h/

According to Alan Ross study in the 1950s, such words as 'dentures,' 'serviette,' and 'wealthy' are mostly used by ___.

• U speakers

• Non-U speakers

What British dialect is mostly famous for its rhyming slang, a pair of words used to replace a similar-sounding word ('bees and honey' means 'money')?

Which Kachru's circle do Singapore, India, and Nigeria belong to?

• Inner Circe

• Outer Circle

• Extended Circle