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Language Variation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Language variation according to the users is called...

a)

register

b)

dialect

c)

lingua franca

d)

pidgin

2.

Language variation according to the situations is called....

a)

register

b)

dialect

c)

lingua franca

d)

pidgin

3.

Language can be varied in terms of....

a)

pronunciation

b)

vocabulary

c)

grammar

d)

all of the above

4.

Which of the following is considered different languages

a)

Thai VS Lao

b)

Mandarin VS Cantonese

c)

Thai VS Kham Meuang

d)

Isan Thai VS Southern Thai

5.

Which of the following is NOT users' social characteristics?

a)

Social classes

b)

Situations

c)

Ages

d)

Genders

6.
A taboo against pork is a characteristic of
a)
Christianity and Hinduism
b)
Islam and Hinduism
c)
Christianity and Buddhism
d)
Judaism and Islam
7.

What is NOT a linguistic feature of British English

a)

The use of maize instead of corn

b)

the pronunciation of the word 'class' as /kla:s/

c)

The use of flat instead of apartment

d)

The pronunciation of [r] after a vowel

8.

Which is NOT a prominent linguistic feature of women's dialect?

a)

Rising intonations on declarative sentences

b)

Strong swear words

c)

Hypercorrected grammar

d)

Precise color terms

9.

What is YOLO (American's slang) ?

a)

A yogurt

b)

You only live once

c)

You only lie once

d)

A bear

10.

Which of the following is NOT a situational characteristic of language use?

a)

Formality

b)

The relationship between conversation participants

c)

Speaker's hometown

d)

The medium of communication

11.
Which is not considered part of informal language?
a)
talking with a friend
b)
using slang
c)
personal writing
d)
writing an essay in school
12.
Which is not considered part of formal language?
a)
using correct grammar
b)
not always concerned about using correct grammar
c)
more advanced vocabulary
d)
official documents
13.

A linguistic feature which is mostly preferred by one particular gender of speakers is known as.....

a)

gender-exclusive feature

b)

gender-preferential feature

c)

gender-excluded feature

d)

gender-referential feature

14.

Examples of lexical variation include

a)

drinkin' VS drinking

b)

I killed a snake VS A snake was killed by me.

c)

going to VS gonna

d)

extroverted VS friendly

15.

Examples of syntactic variation include

a)

drinkin' VS drinking

b)

I killed a snake VS A snake was killed by me.

c)

going to VS gonna

d)

extroverted VS friendly