Language variation, Dialect, Register

Question 1

Every language undergoes constant variation as the following vary
DE..........
PH...........
CO..........
PR..........

Answer 1

Denotations
Phonology
Connotations
Pragmatics

Question 2

Many critics suggest that the standard language is simply the version of language preferred by

Answer 2

the group in power

Question 3

Most scholars agree that languages are constantly __________ to meet the needs of the speakers

Answer 3

evolving

Question 4

The version of a language that is used by a particular group of people

Answer 4

Dialect

Question 5

Dialect may be from a group of people of a certain
Re……
Soc…………..
eth…………

Answer 5

Region
Socioeconomic background
ethnicity

Question 6

Dialects that are common to individual of a social class are occasionally referred to as

Answer 6

sociolects

Question 7

Upward mobility in many countries is hindered by ______________ of certain dialects

Answer 7

stigmatization

Question 8

an Idiolect is

Answer 8

the particular speech pattern of an individual

Question 9

An idiolect is created fom

Answer 9

the influence of regional and class dialects.

Question 10

The form of the language that is appropriate to a given situation.

Answer 10

Register

Question 11

The register appropriate to the situation can depend on the
Se……
…………….between the two parties
the _____________ of the linguistic interaction

Answer 11

Setting
relationship
setting.

Question 12

Students will often learn this type of register in school

Answer 12

Classroom

Question 13

Comprehensive language instruction should include opportunities for these two registers.

Answer 13

formal and informal