LING 115 LINGUISTICS MIDTERM 1
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ T/F) Slang consists of words or phrases that are non-standard.
Contrary to standard language, slang does not have rules.
Answer: False
◉ T/F) Everyone who speaks the same language should have the
same vocabulary and grammar
Answer: False
◉ What is the difference between language and dialect according to
the quote.
"A language is a dialect with an army and a navy"
Answer: Points out the arbitarness of language selection. A dialect
becomes a language to due socio-political factors.
◉ Define jargon
Answer: special words or expressions that are used by a particular
profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
,◉ Define lingua franca
Answer: A language mutually understood and commonly used in
trade by people who have different native languages; very broad
international use
◉ Define dialect
Answer: A variety of language that is particular to a specific region
or social group.
◉ Define accent
Answer: a distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language
◉ Define language
Answer: A standard variety used by people in a country
◉ Define ideolect
Answer: The unique way that each person speaks his/her language
◉ Define style
Answer: Ways of speaking depending on formality, age, group, and
social status
, ◉ Define register
Answer: Speech used for a particular acitivity or a particular social
setting
ex: sports event commentators, auctioneers,
◉ Define slang
Answer: Informal vocabulary and grammar, often not found in
dictionaries but used in daily life
◉ Define national language
Answer: A language that has been selected for a special role which is
highly symbolic and its representative of the national identity
◉ Define mutual intelligibility hypothesis (2 parts)
Answer: a) If two people can talk and understand each others
dialects then they are speaking language varieties of the same
language
b) If they do not understand each other, then they are speaking two
different languages
◉ Examples that support MIH
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ T/F) Slang consists of words or phrases that are non-standard.
Contrary to standard language, slang does not have rules.
Answer: False
◉ T/F) Everyone who speaks the same language should have the
same vocabulary and grammar
Answer: False
◉ What is the difference between language and dialect according to
the quote.
"A language is a dialect with an army and a navy"
Answer: Points out the arbitarness of language selection. A dialect
becomes a language to due socio-political factors.
◉ Define jargon
Answer: special words or expressions that are used by a particular
profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
,◉ Define lingua franca
Answer: A language mutually understood and commonly used in
trade by people who have different native languages; very broad
international use
◉ Define dialect
Answer: A variety of language that is particular to a specific region
or social group.
◉ Define accent
Answer: a distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language
◉ Define language
Answer: A standard variety used by people in a country
◉ Define ideolect
Answer: The unique way that each person speaks his/her language
◉ Define style
Answer: Ways of speaking depending on formality, age, group, and
social status
, ◉ Define register
Answer: Speech used for a particular acitivity or a particular social
setting
ex: sports event commentators, auctioneers,
◉ Define slang
Answer: Informal vocabulary and grammar, often not found in
dictionaries but used in daily life
◉ Define national language
Answer: A language that has been selected for a special role which is
highly symbolic and its representative of the national identity
◉ Define mutual intelligibility hypothesis (2 parts)
Answer: a) If two people can talk and understand each others
dialects then they are speaking language varieties of the same
language
b) If they do not understand each other, then they are speaking two
different languages
◉ Examples that support MIH
