Sociolinguistics Presenattion

All individuals in a speaking community talk exactly the same

• True

• False

We signal our social differences by features of our phonology, grammar, and lexical choices.

• True

• False

In dividing individuals of a speaking society through status, we can define status as

• Their gender, whether they are males or females.

• • whether people are respected and deferred to by others in their society.

• • the social and material resources a person can command

In Labov's view, classes are groups of people who share common economic interests; that is, they are defined by their common role in the economic system and their relationship to the means of production.

• True

• False

In Marx's view, classes are a relatively continuous scale on which individuals are ranked according to assorted personal characteristics such as level of education, income, occupation, etc.

• True

• False

Marx's view is all about conflict between classes, meanwhile Labov's view is all about social unity.

• True

• False

Marx's approach is common in Western sociology and has been a major influence in sociolinguistics.

• True

• False

Our social class can affect our

• Vocabulary and word formation

• Pronunciation

• Grammar

• All of the above

Social class affects how we

• use language

• perceive language

• use and perceive language

Language often serves as a marker of status, shaping how individuals are perceived in society.

• True

• False