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Test your knowledge of sociolinguistic stratification.

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Froggy Jumps Social Speech Labov QuizOnline version Test your knowledge of sociolinguistic stratification. by Marjona Abdullayeva 1 What topic did Labov establish as central in sociolinguistics? a Phoneme inventory of English b Social stratification in speech c Syntax rules in cities 2 What feature did Labov study in NYC related to post-vocalic r? a consonant lenition b r-coloration c vowel length 3 In Labov’s shop study, variation correlated with what? a Social level of customers b Age of shoppers c Store location 4 What is meant by 'free variation' in this context? a Fixed dialect rules b Uncontrolled variant choice with no significance c Random errors in speech 5 Which city is the classic case for social stratification in language? a London b Los Angeles c New York 6 What is hypercorrection in this context? a Under-use of features b Neutral speech without style c Over-use of socially desirable features 7 Which features vary with social level in casual speech? a r-coloring, [th], vowel height b Syllable count, stress patterns c Rhythm only 8 What do higher formality levels tend to do to prestige features? a Have no effect b Make them more frequent c Make them disappear 9 What is needed to strengthen explanations beyond correlation? a Grammar rules only b Attitude and accommodation factors c Geographic location only 10 New York’s social stratification includes which groups as examples? a Upper-middle to lower classes b Only immigrants c Only teenagers

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Social Speech Labov QuizOnline version

Test your knowledge of sociolinguistic stratification.

by Marjona Abdullayeva

What topic did Labov establish as central in sociolinguistics?

Phoneme inventory of English

Social stratification in speech

Syntax rules in cities

What feature did Labov study in NYC related to post-vocalic r?

consonant lenition

r-coloration

vowel length

In Labov’s shop study, variation correlated with what?

Social level of customers

Age of shoppers

Store location

What is meant by 'free variation' in this context?

Fixed dialect rules

Uncontrolled variant choice with no significance

Random errors in speech

Which city is the classic case for social stratification in language?

London

Los Angeles

New York

What is hypercorrection in this context?

Under-use of features

Neutral speech without style

Over-use of socially desirable features

Which features vary with social level in casual speech?

r-coloring, [th], vowel height

Syllable count, stress patterns

Rhythm only

What do higher formality levels tend to do to prestige features?

Have no effect

Make them more frequent

Make them disappear

What is needed to strengthen explanations beyond correlation?

Grammar rules only

Attitude and accommodation factors

Geographic location only

New York’s social stratification includes which groups as examples?

Upper-middle to lower classes

Only immigrants

Only teenagers

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by Marjona Abdullayeva

What topic did Labov establish as central in sociolinguistics?

What feature did Labov study in NYC related to post-vocalic r?

In Labov’s shop study, variation correlated with what?

What is meant by 'free variation' in this context?

Which city is the classic case for social stratification in language?

What is hypercorrection in this context?

Which features vary with social level in casual speech?

What do higher formality levels tend to do to prestige features?

What is needed to strengthen explanations beyond correlation?

New York’s social stratification includes which groups as examples?

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