Sociolinguistics 9061 Code Quiz Solution (Autumn 2024)
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Sociolinguistics (9061 Code)
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1. People who are _____ and feeble will to converge to gain power and become of the influential.
a) Powerful
b) Strong
c) Weak
d) Powerless
2. Noam Chomsky developed ________________
a) Grammar analysis
b) Grammar course
c) Transformational Generative Grammar
d) Grammatical error tool
3. _____________ is a natural human system of conventionalized symbols having mutually understood meanings
a) language
b) functional ability
c) Economic
d) Intellectual ability
4. Language is an interlinked system of ________________ systems.
a) Morphological and Phonological
b) All of the above
c) Phonological and Pragmatics
d) Discourse and Semantics
5. Broca’s area is linked with grammar and __________ praxis (practice).
a) Semantics
b) Speech
c) Syntax
d) Vocabulary
6. Who regarded London dialect as the most dominant one in the English speech community?
a) Edward Sapir
b) Chomsky
c) Ferdinand de Saussure
d) Fromkin and Rodman
7. Saraiki language due to not being profitable and economically advantageous is facing _____ by Urdu.
a) Death
b) Code Shift
c) Language Maintenance
d) Language Shift
8. A multilingual nation is unified through a common ____________________________.
a) Customs
b) Society
c) Culture
d) Language
9. Which of the following is not a situational characteristic of language use?
a) The relationship between conversation participants
b) Speaker’s hometown
c) Formality
d) The medium of communication
10. According to _____________ theory the children have an inborn or innate faculty for language acquisition that is biologically determined.
a) Learning Theory
b) Behaviorist Theory
c) Humanist Theory
d) Innateness or Nativist Theory
11. Frequent code-mixing results in the ____ of language.
a) Inter-Caste
b) Shift
c) Code-hybridization
d) Communication Accommodation Theory
12. There are main two domains of language and power: power behind language and _______________.
a) Language and society
b) Power of language
c) Language behind power
d) Society behind language
13. When a minor language gets in contact with a dominant language resulting in the extinction of the minor language is known as____.
a) Radical Death
b) Gradual death
c) Sudden Death
d) Abrupt
14. What are the varieties of language?
a) Dialect, style, accent, jargon, register, pidgin, and creole
b) Dialect, style, jargon, register, pidgin, and creole
c) Dialect, accent, jargon, register, pidgin, and creole
d) Dialect, style, accent, jargon, register and pidgin
15. __________________ is the scientific study of the language and an emerging area of the linguistics.
a) Semantics
b) Sociolinguistics
c) Pragmatics
d) Psycholinguistics
16 All languages represent a distinct reality different from the realities that other languages project…….
a) Sapir 1929
b) Whorf 1929
c) Sapir 2001
d) Sapir 1965
17. _________________ is proposed to be “socially acquired knowledge”
a) Language
b) Culture
c) Religion
d) Custom
18. Standard language is decided by________.
a) State
b) Teachers
c) Students
d) Education
19. Language variation according to the users is called…
a) Pidgin
b) Dialect
c) Lingua Franca
d) Register
20. _______ is a language feature specific to a particular group of people.
a) Dialect
b) Idiolect
c) Register
d) Accent
21. In Pakistan, the local languages are deserted in favor of which language……
a) Urdu
b) Pashto
c) English
d) Punjabi
22. It is a process by which a pidgin is converted into a language of native speakers;
a) Pidginization
b) Dialect
c) Vernacular
d) Creolization
23. Language____ is the opposite of language maintenance.
a) Control
b) Culture
c) Language
d) Shift
24. _________________ is related with the acceptance of a non-native language, having a status of widespread communication tool, either as an official language or for educational or trade purposes
a) Internationalism
b) Linguistic Pluralism
c) Vernacularization
d) Linguistic Assimilation
25. Language variation according to the situations is called….
a) Dialect
b) Register
c) Pidgin
d) Lingua Franca
26. In the dimensional matrix in describing the usage of registers _________ is dependent on the existing relation between participants.
a) Formality
b) Field
c) Tenor
d) Mode
27. ____________________ is a marketplace where language bargain or application is applied.
a) Linguistics knowledge
b) Linguistics market
c) Sociolinguistics
d) Linguistics variety
28. Standard language is the language of ________.
a) Place
b) Education
c) Diglossia
d) Register
29. In codification process of _______ is known as developing a writing system
a) Hybridization
b) Grammaticalization
c) Lexicalization
d) Namely Graphization
30. Following techniques can be used in cross sectional study design;
a) Surveys, census, experiments and interviews
b) Surveys, Polls, experiments and interviews
c) Surveys, Polls, questionnaire and interviews
d) Surveys, Polls, experiments and field notes
(31) The study of meaning in language is known as:
a) Phonetics
b) Syntax
c) Semantics
d) Morphology
(32) A dialect that has been given official status is called:
a) Standard language
b) Vernacular language
c) Slang
d) Regional dialect
(33) The smallest unit of sound in a language that can change meaning is called:
a) Morpheme
b) Phoneme
c) Syllable
d) Grapheme
(34) The process by which children acquire their first language is called:
a) Language learning
b) Language acquisition
c) Language competence
d) Language proficiency
(35) Which of the following is an example of a pidgin language?
a) French
b) Tok Pisin
c) Spanish
d) Mandarin
(36) The study of the structure of words and how they are formed is called:
a) Phonology
b) Morphology
c) Syntax
d) Semantics
(37) A variety of language that is specific to a particular region or group is called:
a) Dialect
b) Idiolect
c) Register
d) Code-switching
(38) The study of how words combine to form sentences is called:
a) Phonetics
b) Morphology
c) Syntax
d) Pragmatics
(39) The phenomenon of using two or more languages in a single conversation is called:
a) Bilingualism
b) Code-switching
c) Diglossia
d) Language shift
(40) The ability to use language appropriately in different social contexts is called:
a) Phonological competence
b) Grammatical competence
c) Pragmatic competence
d) Lexical competence
Which of the following is a primary function of language?
a) Communication
b) Decoration
c) Entertainment
d) Exercise
What is the term for the smallest unit of meaning in a language?
a) Phoneme
b) Morpheme
c) Syntax
d) Lexeme
Which branch of linguistics studies the structure of sentences?
a) Phonology
b) Morphology
c) Syntax
d) Semantics
Which of the following is an example of a sociolinguistic variable?
a) Dialect
b) Alphabet
c) Pronunciation
d) Grammar
What is the study of meaning in language called?
a) Syntax
b) Phonology
c) Semantics
d) Morphology
Which linguistic field studies the sounds of human speech?
a) Phonetics
b) Syntax
c) Semantics
d) Morphology
What is the term for a regional variety of a language?
a) Phoneme
b) Dialect
c) Syntax
d) Morpheme
Which term refers to the ability of a speaker to use different varieties of a language in different social contexts?
a) Bilingualism
b) Diglossia
c) Code-Mixing
d) Morphology
What is the term for a language variety used by a specific group, often with specialized vocabulary?
a) Dialect
b) Slang
c) Jargon
d) Pidgin
In sociolinguistics, what is the term for a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between speakers of different native languages?
a) Pidgin
b) Creole
c) Dialect
d) Slang
What is the primary focus of pragmatics in linguistics?
a) Language use in context
b) Phonetic transcription
c) Word formation
d) Sentence structure
Which of the following best describes a pidgin language?
a) A simplified language that develops for communication between speakers of different native languages
b) A language spoken only by children
c) A dialect of a major language
d) A language with a large vocabulary
Code-switching refers to:
a) Alternating between two or more languages in conversation
b) Using a single language consistently
c) Learning a new language from a textbook
d) Writing in a formal style
Which term refers to the study of the meaning of words and phrases?
a) Semantics
b) Morphology
c) Syntax
d) Phonology
What is an idiolect?
a) The unique language variety of an individual speaker
b) A formal version of a language
c) A regional dialect
d) A language spoken by a small community
Which of the following is an example of a lingua franca?
a) English
b) Latin
c) Sanskrit
d) Greek
What is the primary factor influencing language change over time?
a) Social interaction
b) Government policies
c) Religious practices
d) Educational systems
Code-switching typically occurs in which type of communities?
a) Bilingual and multilingual communities
b) Monolingual communities
c) Isolated communities
d) Rural communities
Which linguistic concept refers to variations in speech based on social factors?
a) Sociolect
b) Dialect
c) Idiolect
d) Phoneme
Which field of study examines how language influences social life?
a) Sociolinguistics
b) Phonetics
c) Syntax
d) Semantics
Which component of language planning involves expanding the use of a language into new domains such as science, education, and media?
a) Maintenance
b) Selection
c) Elaboration
d) Codification
Psycholinguistics is also related with __________ as it studies the process of comprehension and production of the speech sounds taking place inside the brain.
a) Semantics
b) Syntax
c) Morphology
d) Phonetics and Phonology
The gravest reason behind a language death is the domination of one _____.
a) People
b) Education
c) Books
d) Culture
In codification process of ___________ is known as deciding on rules/norms of a grammar.
a) Grammaticalization
b) Namely Graphization
c) Lexicalization
d) Hybridization
________ might be incomprehensible for an individual who does not belong to the same field.
a) Registers
b) Jargons
c) Slangs
d) Dialects
_______________is the mixing of usual words, phrases, and clauses as well or even complete sentences of two languages or varieties of languages.
a) Culture Mixing
b) Communication Mixing
c) Code-Switching
d) Code-Mixing
______can be elaborated as to how speakers manipulate language in different social settings.
a) Jargon
b) Dialect
c) Register
d) Style
Standard language is decided by________.
a) Education
b) Students
c) Teachers
d) State
Which of the following is true about the connection between Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas?
a) They only work during written language processing
b) They function independently of each other
c) They are both located in the occipital lobe
d) They are connected by a bundle of nerve fibers called the arcuate fasciculus
__________are a proclamation of measures to be taken in a sequential order within the fixed time for achieving a predetermined goal.
a) Maps
b) Objectives
c) Plans
d) Aims
________________focuses on language acquisition which refers to a process of unconscious and natural learning of the native language
a) Psycholinguistics
b) Sociolinguistics
c) Pragmatics
d) Semantics
In which type of research design it is observed that how a specific variable is dispersed over the sample at the specific time?
a) Ethnography
b) Cross sectional
c) Longitudinal
d) Experimental
Language variation according to the users is called…
a) Lingua Franca
b) Dialect
c) Pidgin
d) Register
What is not a linguistic feature of British English?
a) The use of maize instead of corn
b) The pronunciation of [r] after a vowel
c) The use of flat instead of apartment
d) The pronunciation of the word ‘class’ as /kla:s/
Which of the following varieties is most likely to evolve into a standard form of language over time?
a) Pidgin
b) Creole
c) Regional Dialect
d) Slang
What is sociolinguistics competence?
a) Knowledge of sociolinguistics rules for speaking in society
b) Performance of sociolinguistics rules for speaking in society
c) Performance of linguistics rules
d) Knowledge of linguistics rules
Which of the following is a micro-level concern in sociolinguistics?
a) National standardization of grammar rules
b) Language policies across nations
c) Language death on a global scale
d) Individual language choice in a bilingual conversation
It includes the variation of language in a particular social setting.
a) Dialect
b) Jargon
c) Accent
d) Register
A Russian Psychologist, _______________ Social Interaction Theory integrates nurture arguments about language acquisition.
a) Jean Piaget’s
b) Michel Haliday’s
c) Lev Vygotsky’s
d) B. F Skinner’s
Following techniques can be used in cross sectional study design;
a) Surveys, Polls, questionnaire and interviews
b) Surveys, Polls, experiments and field notes
c) Surveys, census, experiments and interviews
d) Surveys, Polls, experiments and interviews
Which of the following best defines code-switching?
a) The disappearance of a language due to disuse
b) Learning a foreign language in school
c) The use of different languages or dialects in distinct social situations
d) The invention of a new language from multiple dialects
There are _____ stages of cultural assimilation.
a) 4
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
It includes social status, education, ethnic background, age group, and sexual orientation
a) Idiolect
b) Regional Dialect
c) Accent
d) Social Dialect
Distinctive local colorings in the language that we notice as we move from one location to another is called?
a) Regional dialect
b) Idiolect
c) Social dialect
d) National dialect
____is controlled by the right hemisphere.
a) Language
b) Logics
c) Listing
d) Creativity
There are following main _____ stages (Haugen, 1966) of educational planning based on the role of a language:
a) Two
b) Five
c) Four
d) Three
Which term refers to the system of brain structures responsible for language processing?
a) Linguistic frame
b) Neural linguistic pathway
c) Cognitive network
d) Language faculty
Which of the following would not be considered a part of sociolinguistics?
a) The study of the attitudes of people towards certain speech characteristics
b) The general perception of a dialect within a society
c) The study of the sounds in spoken language
d) The study of socioeconomic and/or political power factors and their influence on language change
Which of the following is a key challenge in implementing language policy in education?
a) Uniform textbook design
b) Standardization of global curriculum
c) Lack of trained teachers in regional languages
d) Availability of sports programs
Which field of study examines how language influences social life?
a) Sociolinguistics
b) Phonetics
c) Syntax
d) Semantics
