SAC4

Question 1

David crystal

Answer 1

[teenspeak is] a manifestation of human ability… to be linguistically creative and to adapt language to suit the demands of diverse settings

Question 2

David crystal

Answer 2

more than anything else, language shows we belong providing the most natural badge of symbol of public and private identity

Question 3

Burridge & Mulder

Answer 3

the Standard is the dialect of highest prestige, being associated with education and with the higher income groups

Question 4

Fox

Answer 4

varieties like the standard are associated with power and education

Question 5

Burridge

Answer 5

slang works like a masonic mortar, sticking members of a group together

Question 6

Duskaz

Answer 6

[ethnolects are a] continuum of self-identification that is constantly changing

Question 7

David Crystal

Answer 7

Standard English is an absolute criterion of an educated background

Question 8

burridge

Answer 8

[jargon] facilitates communication on one hand, but erects quite successful communication barriers on the other