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WorksheetsVarieties Final Test
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What do you think in Canadian English is ‘a loonie and a toonie’?
ice hockey equipment
1$ and 2$ coins
types of coffee
Canadian cartoon characters
In what region (or regions) would you be most likely to hear this greeting: “Howdy, y’all”?
Northeast
South
Midwest
Southwest
From which of the following words/phrases would we most easily be able to hear the distinctive feature(s) of a Northern accent?
I can’t believe you baked us a cake!
It is so cold and snowy outside!
I like to eat apples and bananas.
Park your car in the yard.
Which of the following words is NOT mentioned as part of the Canadian Vowel Shift?
Pillow
Saturday
Toilet
Wash
What does the 'inner circle' in the model of the spread of English represent?
Countries where English is taught as a foreign language.
Countries where English has been acquired and is currently used.
The traditional bases of English, where it is the primary language.
Countries which recognize the importance of English as an international language.
What is the main reason for the spread of English in non-native settings in the 'outer circle'?
English is the primary language in these countries.
English is taught as a foreign language.
English has become part of a country’s chief institutions and plays an important ‘second language’ role.
English is recognized for its importance in international business.
Which tense is more likely to be used in American English for recently completed events?
Simple past tense
Present perfect tense
Past perfect tense
Future perfect tense
Which noun ending is more productive in American English?
-cian
-ster
-ery
All of the above
In American English, which preposition is omitted before a specific date or day of the week?
On
In
At
By
What is the main feature of the English spoken throughout South Asia?
Syllabic rhythm
Stress on consonants
Rhotic accent
Vowel reduction
Which term is proposed to capture the commonality of different uses of English along the West African coast?
African English
West African Vernacular English (WAVE)
Supranational English
Educated West African English
South Asian English is an example of a 'new English' that:
Strictly follows Standard British English.
Includes a range of varieties from pidgin to educated uses.
Is only influenced by native Indian languages.
Has not evolved since the colonial period.
Approximately how many people in India were estimated to use English regularly as of 2017?
Over 200 million
Over 300 million
Over 400 million
Over 500 million
In the expanding circle, English is used primarily as:
A second language.
A foreign language with special status.
An international medium with no special status.
A historical language with no modern relevance.
What does a sociolect refer to?
A language used in a particular region
A language variety based on social factors
A formal language used in official communication
A dialect used by a particular ethnic group
Which term refers to a language variety used for a specific purpose or in a particular situation?
Dialect
Sociolect
Register
Vernacular
American English is an example of:
A regional variety
A social variety
A register
An ethnolect
In the UK, where is th-fronting commonly observed?
Scotland
Northern England
Southern England
Wales
Which term refers to features found across various language varieties?
Universal
Dialect
Sociolect
Register
What characterizes Standard English in the UK?
Lack of regional variation
Use only in formal communication
Regional variation in pronunciation
Restricted to certain social classes
What is Cockney English traditionally associated with?
Upper-class London
Working-class East London
Northern England
The West Country
What is Estuary English?
A dialect spoken only in London
A continuum between Cockney and Received Pronunciation
A language variety specific to Scotland
A formal version of English used in media
What is notable about Bristol English?
Its similarity to Standard English
The "Bristol L" pronunciation feature
Its strong Scottish influences
The absence of regional features
What characterizes Scouse?
Its association with the upper class
Influences from Irish and Welsh
Lack of distinct phonological features
Close similarity to Received Pronunciation
What influence did Dutch settlement have on language in the Northeast?
Syntax
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Grammar
How is the THOUGHT vowel pronounced in NYC?
Moves forward but stays up
Stays back but moves down
Stays back but moves up
Moves forward but stays down
Which group is known for reinforcing their T's in speech?
Italian Americans
Jewish Americans
Dutch Americans
British Americans
Which of these phrases would most likely reveal a Northern accent?
"I can’t believe you baked us a cake!"
"It is so cold and snowy outside!"
"I like to eat apples and bananas."
"Park your car in the yard."
Which accent is characterized by long vowel sounds and a slow pace of speech?
Texas Twang
New York City accent
Canadian accent
Midwest accent
Which city's accent is characterized by nasal-sounding speech influenced by French?
New York
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Chicago
In Canadian English, which word is unaffected by Canadian Raising?
Rider
House
Bag
Height
What is a characteristic feature of the Mountain West accent?
T-Vowel Raising
Fronting of /oʊ/
Diphthongization of /æ/
Vocal fry
Which phrase is associated with California English?
Hella
Y'all
Fussbudget
Yinz
What is a distinctive feature of Hawaiian Creole English?
Vowel shifting
Use of Spanish words
Blend of various languages
Influence of Yupik language
Which of these is a feature of Australian English?
Rhoticity
TH-stopping
Uptalk
H-dropping
What is the characteristic feature of New Zealand English?
Vowel shortening
Monophthongization of diphthongs
Rising front vowels
TH-fronting
What is a common feature of both Australian and New Zealand English in terms of vocabulary?
Clipping words and adding -ie/-o
Frequent use of Maori words
Borrowing heavily from Aboriginal languages
Extensive use of British slang
What is the origin of South African English?
Dutch settlers
British settlers
Indigenous languages
A mix of British and Dutch settlers and locals
What is the New Zealand TRAP-DRESS-KIT shift?
A vowel shift
A consonant shift
A change in sentence structure
A modification in intonation
How is the word 'chance' typically pronounced in Sydney, Australia?
With a back vowel
With a front vowel
With a diphthong
What is 'gogo' in South African English?
A dance move
A term for 'grandmother'
A type of food
An expression of surprise
Vernacular is __
an unwritten dialect.
any marked out variant of language.
everyday spoken language.
dialectally distinct variety.
Which of the following is true for R-dropping?
It became fashionable in London in late 1700s.
It spread into the East Coast of the US.
It originated in the US.
It is a feature of traditional metropolitan New York accent.
Which of the following influenced Australian English?
Chicano
Cockney
Ebonics
Brogue
This image shows
FOOT-STRUT split
STRUT–COMMA merger
FOOT–GOOSE merger
FOOT-fronting
This image shows
TH-fronting
TH-stopping
TH-alveolarization
TH-debuccalization
Australianism 'swag'
comes from 'flash language’
comes from Maori
has Irish origins
was borrowed from American gold-diggers
Which English accent does this image exemplify?
(a)
Which of the following is (exclusively) a broad South African English curiosity?
after+progressive
busy+progressive
be+progressive
Which African English is rooted in AAVE rather than British English?
Nigerian
Liberian
South African
Ghanaian
How is English used in Nigeria?
Unofficially official language
Not widely spoken
Only in formal settings
What languages influenced Naija (Nigerian Pidgin English)?
English, local Nigerian languages, and Portuguese
English and French
English and Arabic
Only local Nigerian languages
What is a distinguishing phonological feature of West African English?
Lack of vowel contrasts
Rhoticity
Elaborate consonant clusters
What characterizes East African Englishes compared to West African Englishes?
Less vowel phonemes
More vowel phonemes
More rhotic
Use of affricate sounds
How does West African grammar typically handle articles?
Uses definite articles frequently
Uses indefinite articles in place of definite ones
Omits articles
Adds articles where they are not needed in Standard English
What is a feature of Indian English phonology?
Reduction of consonant clusters
Pronunciation of /v/ as /w/
Absence of syllable-timed rhythm
South African English:
is non-rhotic
has a weak vowel merger
has fricative R
How would an Irishman greet you today?
Top of the morning
Story
Slainte
Which Multicultural London English word stands for muscular?
peng
ting
hench
This image shows
YOD-dropping
NG-dropping
TH-fronting
TH-stopping
