Language Standardisation

What are some examples of non-standard English?

• Business communication styles

• Cockney rhyming slang

• AAVE

• Formal academic writing

• Australian English

How can language policy impact minority languages?

• Language policy can preserve minority languages

• Language policy only affects majority languages

• Language policy has no effect on minority languages

• All minority languages will thrive regardless of language policy

• Language policy can contribute to the decline of minority languages

What is the difference between prescriptive and descriptive grammar?

• Prescriptive grammar prescribes rules; descriptive grammar describes actual usage.

• Descriptive grammar focuses on written language; prescriptive grammar focuses on spoken language.

• Both prescriptive and descriptive grammar are the same.

• Prescriptive grammar describes rules; descriptive grammar prescribes actual usage.

How do language policies vary between countries?

• All countries have the same language policies.

• Language policies are only concerned with education systems.

• Countries do not have any official languages.

• Language policies differ in terms of official languages, multilingualism, and recognition of minority languages.

How can language planning help preserve endangered languages?

• Language planning eliminates the need for cultural practices associated with endangered languages.

• Language planning helps preserve endangered languages by promoting their use in education and public life.

• Language planning focuses solely on the documentation of endangered languages.

• Language planning discourages the use of endangered languages in communities.

Which of the following is a variety of Standard English?

• Singaporean English
  

• Indian English
  

• American English
  

• All of the above

Choose country\ies with 2 and more official languages.

• South Africa

• Switzerland

• Kazakhstan

• Portugal

___ is the deliberate efforts by governments, organizations, or communities to influence the use, structure, and function of languages within a particular context (2 words).

What is a primary goal of language standardization?

• To create multiple dialects

• To reduce linguistic diversity

• To establish a uniform language norm

• To preserve endangered languages

Which type of language planning focuses on the form of the language, such as grammar and vocabulary?

• Status planning

• Acquisition planning

• Corpus planning

• Policy planning