Speech Styles: Identity & Interaction

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Test your understanding of sociolinguistic variation.

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Froggy Jumps Speech Styles: Identity & InteractionOnline version Test your understanding of sociolinguistic variation. by Marjona Abdullayeva 1 What is accommodation in sociolinguistics? a Speaking louder and slower b Changing topic mid-conversation c Moving speech toward the interlocutor's variety 2 What is audience design? a Choosing a speech style to suit the audience b Deciding vocabulary randomly c Designing the room acoustics 3 Which term describes Speech moving toward the other party's style? a Divergence b Stability c Convergence 4 What did Martha's Vineyard vowel variation signal? a Their age group b Whether they'd stay on the island or move to the mainland c Their favorite food 5 What is a prestige variety? a Speech valued for social status or prestige b Speech heard most often in youth c A random slang term 6 What is 'stigma' in language use? a A formal grammar rule b A sign of respect c Prejudice against non-standard speech 7 In a stratified society, how is speech typically rewarded? a Only non-standard speech is rewarded b All speech is equally rewarded c Prestige varieties are rewarded; non-standard varieties can be penalized 8 What happens when speakers converge in conversation? a They adopt more similar features b They stop talking c They diverge farther apart 9 Why can language variation reveal demographics? a It reflects background, identity, and social factors b It replaces vocabulary rules c It has no social meaning 10 What is the opposite of accommodation in sociolinguistics? a Convergence b Divergence c Stagnation

Froggy Jumps

Speech Styles: Identity & InteractionOnline version

Test your understanding of sociolinguistic variation.

by Marjona Abdullayeva

What is accommodation in sociolinguistics?

Speaking louder and slower

Changing topic mid-conversation

Moving speech toward the interlocutor's variety

What is audience design?

Choosing a speech style to suit the audience

Deciding vocabulary randomly

Designing the room acoustics

Which term describes Speech moving toward the other party's style?

Divergence

Stability

Convergence

What did Martha's Vineyard vowel variation signal?

Their age group

Whether they'd stay on the island or move to the mainland

Their favorite food

What is a prestige variety?

Speech valued for social status or prestige

Speech heard most often in youth

A random slang term

What is 'stigma' in language use?

A formal grammar rule

A sign of respect

Prejudice against non-standard speech

In a stratified society, how is speech typically rewarded?

Only non-standard speech is rewarded

All speech is equally rewarded

Prestige varieties are rewarded; non-standard varieties can be penalized

What happens when speakers converge in conversation?

They adopt more similar features

They stop talking

They diverge farther apart

Why can language variation reveal demographics?

It reflects background, identity, and social factors

It replaces vocabulary rules

It has no social meaning

What is the opposite of accommodation in sociolinguistics?

Convergence

Divergence

Stagnation

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Speech Styles: Identity & Interaction

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Speech Styles: Identity & InteractionOnline version

by Marjona Abdullayeva

What is accommodation in sociolinguistics?

What is audience design?

Which term describes Speech moving toward the other party's style?

What did Martha's Vineyard vowel variation signal?

What is a prestige variety?

What is 'stigma' in language use?

In a stratified society, how is speech typically rewarded?

What happens when speakers converge in conversation?

Why can language variation reveal demographics?

What is the opposite of accommodation in sociolinguistics?

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