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A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
C. Less-educated people
4. Men tend to be more …….. and use more …….. words. On the other hand, women were more …….. and
…….. in using language.
In advertising
1. Advertising is a good _________ of interactional sociolinguistics which shares the concern with
language, society, and culture.
A. example
B. demonstration
C. perspective
2. How many features of advertising are there?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
A. Persuasive language
B. Rhyme
C. Insincere apologies
A. Information
B. Communication
C. Entertainment
9. What is the right term for ‘a word or phrase from the language spoken by people generally’?
A. Common colliquial words
B. Jargons
C. Vulgarism
In politics
A. Important
B. Essential
C. Compulsory
A. A comedy show
B. An election campaign
C. An engagement party
A. Phonetics
B. Semantics
C. Phonology
4. Which aspect of linguistics does “appropriate for the context” belong to?
A. Phonetics
B. Pragmatics
C. Morphology
A. Articles, slogan,.
B. On Youtube
C. In someone’s conversation
6. Fill in blanks:
The leaders must make sure their speech …. the public and… rebuttals.
A. Attract, maximize
B. Repulse, minimize
C. Appeal to, minimize
In language teaching
1. What is sociolinguistics?
b. the teacher.
1. Advertising language plays an extremely important role because the targets of commerce
are…….
A. The poor
B. The elite
A. Women
B. Men
3. ……… is used only on specific occasions when speaking to a friend in an informal environment.
A. Standard language
B. Jargon
C. Slang
C. A and B
A: Dialect refers to a whole group of language features, including pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary
B: Dialect denotes aspects of pronunciation with words and syntax similar to the standard variety
2. What is the point that make the difference between accent and dialect?
A: Pronunciation
C: Diction
3. What do we call borrowing words used in the native language with the native accents?
A: Lexifier
B: Pidgin
C: Creole
A: Creole
B: After Pidgin
C: Before Pidgin
B: Creole is used by the second generation who acquires pidgins as their native language
UNIT 2
Spoken language
1. Spoken languages allow people to ... with one another about any conceivable topic:
A. communicate
B. share
C. Agree
2. Languages produced with the mouth and vocal cords are called:
A. Oral languages
B. Verbal languages
C. Both A & B
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
5. Spoken language is much more ... and ..., as the message is being ... directly.
Written language
=>
a. is permanent
b. is flexible
=>
=> (is NOT true, but it has an important role in linguistic communication)
4. … language are not forced to follow the rate of delivery compare to …. Language
a. Spoken, sign
b. Spoken, written
c. Written, spoken
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
A. Go dutch
B. Get hitched
C. Take on board
A. figurative
B. literal
C. descriptive
A. Vulgarism
B. Slang
C. Jargon
4. Fill in the blanks: Colloquial language is a language that is ______ and _______.
A. formal/ conversational
B. informal/ literary
C. informal/ conversational
A. speech
B. voice
C. conversation
C. TD - Temporary duty
A. Jargon-slang
B. Slang-jargon
C. Jargon-jargon
A. Slang
B. Jargon
A. Jargon is the language used for a particular activity or by a particular group of people.
B. Jargon can show vocation, education, breeding, environment and even the psychology of a personage
Dialectal words
A. Dialect refers to a whole group of language features, including pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary
B. Dialect denotes aspects of pronunciation with words and syntax similar to the standard variety
A. Accent
B. Dialect
C. Slang
A. Geographical
B. Social
C. Functional
A. Great Britain
B. Northern America
C. Southern America
A. Northern America
B. United Kingdom
C. Southern America
UNIT 3
Language determinants
1. Language is used to express meanings and perform various functions in different ________ of
our daily lives.
A. contexts.
B. situations.
A. 3.
B. 5.
C. 7.
3. The determinants of language used in a society are the factors that determine acceptable
linguistic _______ in a given society.
A. forms.
B. functions.
C. situations.
4. Norms are things that are socially shared concepts of appropriate and expected ________, can
be acquired through socialization.
A. thoughts.
B. behaviors.
C. speeches.
UNIT 4
Speech acts
A. rogative
B. expressive
C. representative
A. directive
B. expressive
C. commissive
“We select Andy as the head of our group.” is an example of which kind of speech acts?
A. representative
B. declarative
C. commissive
A. expressive
B. directive
C. commissive
“Why don’t you take a seat” is an example of which kind of speech acts?
A. directive
B. commissive
C. declarative
1. What is the locutionary meaning of the utterance: “It is cold in this room.”
2. Fill in the blank. Locutionary meaning is its basic_______conveyed by its particular words
and structures.
A. metaphorical meaning
B. literal meaning
C. figurative meaning
3. Which of these options is not the locutionary meaning of the utterance: “We are out of salt.”
A. Meaning
B. Function
C. Context
6. Which of these options is not the illocutionary meaning of the utterance: “Your perfume smells good.”
7. Which of these options is the illocutionary meaning of the utterance: “It is going to rain today.”
Speech events
1. People who take part in the speech situation are called __________.
A. Listeners
B. Speakers
C. Participants
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
A. Setting – Ends
B. Setting – Scene
C. Participants – Scene
4. The content and form of the message in a speech must be ______ to something
to be conveyed
A. Fundamental
B. Superficial
C. Inessential
C. Both A and B
C. Both A and B
B. Awareness of people
C. Emotion of people
Q1: Norms are the behaviors and ______ given to speech events.
A. thoughts.
B. situations.
C. interpretations.
Q2: Which of these behaviors are norms that are commonly accepted?
Q3: Which of these behaviors are norms that are NOT commonly accepted?
Q5: Genre is the style of ______ in the speech context: casual, formal, informal…
A. situations.
B. development.
C. communication.
Q6: In a communication between an associate and the human resource manager, what genre should we
use?
A. formal.
B. informal.
C. casual.
A. formal.
B. informal.
C. casual.
Q8: When talking to a friend over phone, what genre should we use?
A. formal.
B. informal.
C. casual.
Q9: The initials of the 8 components of the speech event combines into the word ______.
A. Speaking.
B. Writing.
C. Reading.
UNIT 5
Dialects
1. A dialect is a variety of languages distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features
of
A. Phonology
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
A. language
B. dialects
C. accents
A. a situation in which two or more speakers of a language can understand each other
B. a situation in which two or more speakers of a language cannot understand each other
C. a situation in which two or more speakers of a language sometimes can understand each other
A. 9
B. 6
C. 7
C. Highland English
C. East Anglia
10. Dialect is ____ to learn than the standardized ‘dialect’ (in some languages.)
A. Easier
B. More difficult
11. Dialect expresses ___ feelings in each conversation than the standardized ‘dialect'
A. Less
B. More
Idolects
A. The language that you were taught when you were young
2. What is ecolect?
Sociolects
1. Fill in the blanks: Sociolect are based upon membership in a longstanding ______ or _______.
A. geographically-isolated/separate group
B. socially-isolated/separate group
C. socially-isolated/united group
2. Fill in the blank: Standard Australian English is a dialect in that it is particular to ______.
A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. New Guinea
3. Fill in the blank: A sociolect is the variety of language characteristic of a _____ background or status.
A. cordial
B. formal
C social
4. Fill in the blank: A sociolect which evolves from_______speech may also have sociolectical
implications.
A. regional
B. national
C. universal
5. Fill in the blanks: Many of the features of White English represent linguistic ________, and Black
English represents linguistic _______
A. Americanisms/Africanisms
B. Europeanisms/Africanisms
C. Europeanisms/Latinisms
UNIT 6
A. communication
B. listening
B. speaking
2. Pidgin emerge among people who do their business while they ……….for their
daily interactions.
B. Do not trick me
C. No way for me
A. You disappoint me
a. lexical
b. grammatical
c. linguistic
c. a & b
UNIT 8
Clichés
A. concise _ brief
B. wise _ concise
C. astute _ interested
Question 2: Which cliché after can be used to cure the negative mindset with humor?
Question 5: Any expression that is repeated so many times will become _, and make people _ of it.
A. dull - tire
B. dull - confused
C. interesting - excited
A. Frightened to death.
B. I smell a rat.
UNIT 9
Taboo
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Question 2: The word ‘taboo’ itself comes from the Polynesian language, meaning “....”
A. Forgotten
B. Forbidden
C. Fortified