Language as a Marker of Social Class and Status
| Description: This quiz will test your knowledge on how language can be used as a marker of social class and status. | |
| Number of Questions: 15 | |
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| Tags: language social class status |
What is the term used to describe the way in which language can be used to signal social class or status?
Which of the following is an example of a linguistic feature that can be used to identify a person's social class?
In general, how does the vocabulary of a person from a higher social class differ from that of a person from a lower social class?
Which of the following is an example of a grammatical feature that can be used to identify a person's social class?
How does the pronunciation of a person from a higher social class differ from that of a person from a lower social class?
What is the term used to describe the way in which language can be used to create and maintain social boundaries?
Which of the following is an example of linguistic discrimination?
What is the term used to describe the process by which a language or dialect becomes associated with a particular social class or group?
Which of the following is an example of linguistic assimilation?
What is the term used to describe the process by which two or more languages or dialects become more similar over time?
Which of the following is an example of linguistic convergence?
What is the term used to describe the study of the relationship between language and social class?
Which of the following is a major area of research in sociolinguistics?
What is the term used to describe the study of the relationship between language and gender?
Which of the following is a major area of research in language and gender?