Sociolinguistics Multiple Choice Quiz

What is the main focus of sociolinguistics?

• Grammar rules of a language

• Historical development of a language

• The relationship between language and society

• Language teaching techniques

Who is known as one of the pioneers in sociolinguistics?

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• William Labov

• Noam Chomsky

• Dell Hymes

Sociolinguistics studies language use based on...

• Phonetic rules

• Sentence structures

• Social and cultural conditions

• Word origins

Which of the following is not a subject of sociolinguistics?

• Social dialects

• Sound change

• Registers and language styles

• Language choice in bilingual communities

In sociolinguistics, the term 'speech community' refers to...

• A group of people who use the same language in the same way

• A group of people living in the same area

• A group of linguists

• A group of people with different dialects

How does sociolinguistics differ from pure linguistics?

• Sociolinguistics ignores phonology

• Sociolinguistics focuses more on internal language structure

• Sociolinguistics emphasizes the social use of language

• Sociolinguistics is not scientific

One common method used in sociolinguistic research is...

• Laboratory experiments

• Interviews and observation

• Computer phonetic analysis

• Text translation

The relationship between language and society shows that...

• Language only influences thought patterns

• Language and social structure influence each other

• Sociology has no connection to language

• Language is only a communication tool

The variation in language use across social classes is called...

• Diglossia

• Idiolect

• Sociolect

• Dialect

The term 'language choice' in sociolinguistics refers to...

• Choosing words from a dictionary

• Selecting a language depending on social context

• Choosing sentence structure

• Choosing grammar rules