Language change quiz

Question 1

What does standardisation mean?

Accepted Answer

Making all variations of language conform to the standard language

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Keeping different variations of language

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Making language the same

Question 2

When did standardisation occur?

Accepted Answer

It has always been happening

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When computers were invented

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When more people were educated

Question 3

Overt Prestige is

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refers to status speakers get from using the most official and standard form of English.

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refers to speakers who use slang and similar

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political correctness

Question 4

Covert prestige is

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refers to the status speakers who choose not to adopt a standard dialect get from a particular group within society

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chavy language

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received pronunciation

Question 5

Convergence is part of Howard Giles' accommodation theory, what is convergence?

Accepted Answer

It centres on pragmatics and how speakers adjust their speech behaviours to accommodate others, showing their need for approval.

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Putting on a stronger accent

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Convergence is prestige

Question 6

When was Estuary English coined and who by?

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1980 - David Rosewarne

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1970 - David Clarke

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1985 - David Roseborne

Question 7

What were the three views of Dennis Freeborn?

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The incorrectness view, The ugliness view, The impreciseness

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Damp spoon, Disease, Crumbling castle

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The pretty view, The ugly view, The funny view

Question 8

What is prescriptivism ?

Accepted Answer

Judgement about what is right and wrong and holds langauge up to an ideal standard that should be maintained.

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Not caring that language is changing

Question 9

Descriptivism is....

Accepted Answer

An attitude to language use that seeks to describe it without making value judgements

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Having a relaxed attitude to language

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Damp spoon syndrome

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