introduction to Sociolinguistics
What is the definition of Sociolinguistics?
The study of the social aspects of language and the relationship between language and society.
Which factors influence language variation and change?
Age, gender, and social class.
What is code-switching?
The mixing of two or more languages or language varieties in speech.
What is an accent?
A distinctive way of pronouncing words, influenced by a particular region or social group.
What is language ideology?
The beliefs, attitudes, and values that people have about language and its use.
Which of the following is an example of a speech community?
A group of friends chatting online.
What is linguistic relativity?
The idea that language influences and shapes the way people perceive and think about the world.
What is an example of a dialect?
Standard British English.
What is language planning?
The deliberate effort to influence the behavior of others with respect to the acquisition, structure, or functional allocation of their language codes.
What is language contact?
The situation in which two or more languages or varieties of a language are used by speakers of different first languages within the same speech community.