Strayan English

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All questions taken from Sociolinguistics Lecture (L19, Week 10)
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Frage 1

Frage
Which sentence does NOT describe Australian English (AusE).
Antworten
  • AusE is a regional dialect of English.
  • AusE consists of 3 main dialects: Standard, Aboriginal English, and Ethnocultural English.
  • Aboriginal English is an ethnocultural dialect of AusE
  • 'Ute' and 'Esky' are lexical characteristics unique to Australian English

Frage 2

Frage
The sentences "I seen him on Tuesday" and " We done it yesterday" differ from standard AusE. Why?
Antworten
  • Past participle in place of standard past-tense form
  • Omission of auxiliaries
  • Lack of number agreement between Subject and Verb
  • Left Dislocation or Topic Fronting
  • Multiple negation
  • Double Comparative
  • Use of a conjunction in sentence final position

Frage 3

Frage
Which sentence is an example of omission of auxiliaries?
Antworten
  • We done it yesterday
  • He teaching today?
  • He don’t like you.
  • My friend, he’s gone out.
  • I didn’t take no apple
  • She’s more happier now.
  • It wasn’t very interesting but.

Frage 4

Frage
The sentence "She’s more happier now" differs from standard Australian English. Why?
Antworten
  • Multiple negation
  • Left Dislocation or Topic Fronting
  • Lack of number agreement between Subject and Verb
  • Double Comparative
  • Omission of auxiliaries
  • Past participle in place of standard past-tense form

Frage 5

Frage
Which Sentence is an example of Multiple negation?
Antworten
  • I seen him on Tuesday
  • My friend, he’s gone out.
  • She’s more happier now
  • I didn’t take no apple
  • He teaching today?
  • We wasn’t to blame.

Frage 6

Frage
Which sentence is an example of the use of a conjunction in sentence final position
Antworten
  • She’s more happier now.
  • It wasn’t very interesting but.
  • I didn’t take no apple.
  • He teaching today?

Frage 7

Frage
The sentence "He don’t like you" is an example of...?
Antworten
  • Past participle in place of standard past-tense form
  • Multiple negation
  • Omission of auxiliaries
  • Lack of number agreement between Subject and Verb

Frage 8

Frage
The sentence like "That my big brother" is a common occurrence in Aboriginal dialects of AusE. The sentence differs from standard AusE because...?
Antworten
  • It doesn't contain a verb
  • It uses a part participle form (without an auxiliary)

Frage 9

Frage
The sentence like "I saw that big one" is a common occurrence in Aboriginal dialects of AusE. The sentence differs from standard AusE because...?
Antworten
  • It doesn't contain a verb
  • It uses part participle form (without an auxiliary)
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