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Language change quiz

Sophie Jenkinson 9 questions Updated 5 Jun 2016

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  1. 1What does standardisation mean?
    1. AKeeping different variations of language
    2. BMaking all variations of language conform to the standard language
    3. CMaking language the same
  2. 2When did standardisation occur?
    1. AWhen computers were invented
    2. BWhen more people were educated
    3. CIt has always been happening
  3. 3Overt Prestige is
    1. Arefers to speakers who use slang and similar
    2. Bpolitical correctness
    3. Crefers to status speakers get from using the most official and standard form of English.
  4. 4Covert prestige is
    1. Arefers to the status speakers who choose not to adopt a standard dialect get from a particular group within society
    2. Bchavy language
    3. Creceived pronunciation
  5. 5Convergence is part of Howard Giles' accommodation theory, what is convergence?
    1. AIt centres on pragmatics and how speakers adjust their speech behaviours to accommodate others, showing their need for approval.
    2. BPutting on a stronger accent
    3. CConvergence is prestige
  6. 6When was Estuary English coined and who by?
    1. A1970 - David Clarke
    2. B1980 - David Rosewarne
    3. C1985 - David Roseborne
  7. 7What were the three views of Dennis Freeborn?
    1. ADamp spoon, Disease, Crumbling castle
    2. BThe pretty view, The ugly view, The funny view
    3. CThe incorrectness view, The ugliness view, The impreciseness
  8. 8What is prescriptivism ?
    1. ANot caring that language is changing
    2. BJudgement about what is right and wrong and holds langauge up to an ideal standard that should be maintained.
  9. 9Descriptivism is....
    1. AAn attitude to language use that seeks to describe it without making value judgements
    2. BHaving a relaxed attitude to language
    3. CDamp spoon syndrome

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A-Level English language Quiz on Language change quiz, created by Sophie Jenkinson on 29/02/2016.
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Created on 29 Feb 2016 · updated on 5 Jun 2016
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