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    Sociolinguistics is the study of language in society and investigates linguistic variation within speech communities. It focuses on language as a social phenomenon rather than a static one, and examines how social factors like region and social group can influence language features. The core areas of sociolinguistics include studying language variation across communities and debunking the notion that variation is limited to just pronunciation.

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    Define Sociolinguistics

    Say whether the following statements about sociolinguistics are right or wrong:

    (a) Sociolinguistics focuses on language as a static, i.e. invariant, phenomenon.

    Right

    Wrong v

    (b) Sociolinguistics is concerned with language as a social phenomenon.

    Right v

    Wrong

    (c) Sociolinguistics can be described as the study of language in society.

    Right v

    Wrong

    (d) Sociolinguistics investigates (the principles of) linguistic variation within speech communities.

    Right v

    Wrong

    (e) Linguistic variation is typically restricted to pronunciation features.

    Right

    Wrong v

    (f) The core area of sociolinguistics is regional dialectology.

    Right

    Wrong v

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