LING115 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
White Southerners in the U.S. are an example of a speech community. - Correct
Answers -TRUE
Language variation tends to be categorical. - Correct Answers -FALSE
Those who spread new linguistic forms from one social network to another are called
"brokers." - Correct Answers -TRUE
The isolation / barriers to interaction that affect language variation and change can be
physical or social. - Correct Answers -TRUE
Note: This question is similar to another one, so please read carefully!
If two distinct linguistic varieties are mutually intelligible, they are always considered
dialects of the same language. - Correct Answers -FALSE
Working-class English speakers from New York vs. California are probably more
different linguistically than middle-class English speakers from New York vs. California.
- Correct Answers -TRUE
The standardized dialect of a language always has a grammar (a set of rules that it
follows), but other dialects can be chaotic / random. - Correct Answers -FALSE
There are fewer regional dialects of English in the U.S. than there used to be due to the
influence of national media. - Correct Answers -TRUE
Note: The first part of this question is identical to another question, but the rest is
different, so please read carefully!
If a particular variant is more common in the English of higher-class individuals than in
the English of lower-class individuals, the variant will probably soon become more
frequent than it currently is in the speech of lower-class individuals. - Correct Answers -
FALSE
Prestige associated with non-standard language is called "covert prestige." - Correct
Answers -TRUE
White Southerners in the U.S. are an example of a community of practice.
Group of answer choices - Correct Answers -TRUE
ANSWERS
White Southerners in the U.S. are an example of a speech community. - Correct
Answers -TRUE
Language variation tends to be categorical. - Correct Answers -FALSE
Those who spread new linguistic forms from one social network to another are called
"brokers." - Correct Answers -TRUE
The isolation / barriers to interaction that affect language variation and change can be
physical or social. - Correct Answers -TRUE
Note: This question is similar to another one, so please read carefully!
If two distinct linguistic varieties are mutually intelligible, they are always considered
dialects of the same language. - Correct Answers -FALSE
Working-class English speakers from New York vs. California are probably more
different linguistically than middle-class English speakers from New York vs. California.
- Correct Answers -TRUE
The standardized dialect of a language always has a grammar (a set of rules that it
follows), but other dialects can be chaotic / random. - Correct Answers -FALSE
There are fewer regional dialects of English in the U.S. than there used to be due to the
influence of national media. - Correct Answers -TRUE
Note: The first part of this question is identical to another question, but the rest is
different, so please read carefully!
If a particular variant is more common in the English of higher-class individuals than in
the English of lower-class individuals, the variant will probably soon become more
frequent than it currently is in the speech of lower-class individuals. - Correct Answers -
FALSE
Prestige associated with non-standard language is called "covert prestige." - Correct
Answers -TRUE
White Southerners in the U.S. are an example of a community of practice.
Group of answer choices - Correct Answers -TRUE
