Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistics

Professional Development

23 Qs

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Sociolinguistics

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Vitality, the second of Bell’s seven criteria, refers to_

the historical reconstruction of a language’s proto-forms

the sustained intergenerational transmission and active use of a language within a speech community

the codification of a language’s grammar and orthography

the socio-political status a language enjoys within a nation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

  • Haugen (1966) highlights that the distinction between language and dialect is not purely linguistic but also involves sociopolitical and prestige factors.

TRUE

FALSE

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

___________denotes the phenomenon whereby a community anchors its collective identity in the continued use of a specific language, perceiving it as an intrinsic marker of group membership.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When a variety is classified under Reduction in Bell’s criteria, it implies ____

that it is undergoing rapid attrition in speaker numbers

The economic factors behind language shift

a derivative or non-autonomous form rather than an independent language

that its orthography has been streamlined for literacy campaigns

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In State X, the constitution remains silent on matters of official language policy. Nonetheless, Language A overwhelmingly dominates government administration, higher education, mass media, and interregional communication, functioning as the unmarked linguistic norm. This scenario exemplifies:

Heritage

De facto

Auxiliary lingua franca

De jure

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Despite political borders and separate standardized grammars, two varieties retain such parallel phonological, syntactic, and lexical systems that speakers can negotiate meaning without translation. This is an example of:

Substratum influence

Pidginization

Code-mixing

Mutual intelligibility

7.

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1 min • 1 pt

A sociolinguistic survey in City Y finds that teenagers use innovative slang, intonation, and discourse markers that clearly differentiate their speech from that of older adults living in the same neighborhoods. This age-based linguistic variation represents a:

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