Linguistics Test 1 questions n
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Standard Language - ANS ✔✔A standard language is a relatively uniform variety of a language,
which is used in a wide range of communicative functions. Standard languages tend to follow
prescriptive, written norms, which are described in grammars and dictionaries. It is deliberately
created, typically by society's elite. Standard varieties are acquired through instruction and are
best described as cultural techniques which symbolize an individual's educational achievement.
Standard Language Ideology (SLI) - ANS ✔✔Standard language Ideology (SLI) is an ideological
intolerance of optional variability in language. SLIs are characterized by dominant belief that
there is only one correct way of speaking; that of the Standard Language. When there are two
or more variants of some word or construction, only the Standard Language variant is viewed as
correct. SLI leads to a general intolerance towards linguistic variation and non-standard varieties
in particular, are elevated negatively.
Prescriptivism - ANS ✔✔Prescriptivism is an approach to language which views certain forms of
language be more correct than others. These correct forms are established as the norm which
should be emulated. These forms are seen as more correct based on logic and their existence in
classical or older forms of a language. Prescriptivists place emphasis on following artificial
language rules and are often intolerant of language innovation.
Sociolinguistics - ANS ✔✔Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors
and the structure of society. Sociolinguistics focuses on language variation as influenced by the
social attributes of speakers in many ways (as speakers of different backgrounds use language
not just for communication, but to express and create an individual and/or group identity). It is
an interdisciplinary field, which draws on various other research fields such as sociology,
anthropology, and other social sciences.
Isogloss - ANS ✔✔In regional dialectology, an isogloss is a line plotted on a map that separates
areas according to particular linguistic features. Isoglosses mark off areas in which feature is
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Standard Language - ANS ✔✔A standard language is a relatively uniform variety of a language,
which is used in a wide range of communicative functions. Standard languages tend to follow
prescriptive, written norms, which are described in grammars and dictionaries. It is deliberately
created, typically by society's elite. Standard varieties are acquired through instruction and are
best described as cultural techniques which symbolize an individual's educational achievement.
Standard Language Ideology (SLI) - ANS ✔✔Standard language Ideology (SLI) is an ideological
intolerance of optional variability in language. SLIs are characterized by dominant belief that
there is only one correct way of speaking; that of the Standard Language. When there are two
or more variants of some word or construction, only the Standard Language variant is viewed as
correct. SLI leads to a general intolerance towards linguistic variation and non-standard varieties
in particular, are elevated negatively.
Prescriptivism - ANS ✔✔Prescriptivism is an approach to language which views certain forms of
language be more correct than others. These correct forms are established as the norm which
should be emulated. These forms are seen as more correct based on logic and their existence in
classical or older forms of a language. Prescriptivists place emphasis on following artificial
language rules and are often intolerant of language innovation.
Sociolinguistics - ANS ✔✔Sociolinguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors
and the structure of society. Sociolinguistics focuses on language variation as influenced by the
social attributes of speakers in many ways (as speakers of different backgrounds use language
not just for communication, but to express and create an individual and/or group identity). It is
an interdisciplinary field, which draws on various other research fields such as sociology,
anthropology, and other social sciences.
Isogloss - ANS ✔✔In regional dialectology, an isogloss is a line plotted on a map that separates
areas according to particular linguistic features. Isoglosses mark off areas in which feature is
