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Unit 4: Texto y DiscursoOnline version Preguntas del moodle by Lucía 1 The origins of Variation Analysis are found… a both in Linguistics and Anthropology. b solely in Linguistics. c in Anthropology and Psychology. 2 The observer’s paradox has to do with … a the contradiction between speaking and observing at the same time. b the effort made by researchers to observe how speakers talk when they are not being observed. c how to make observants speak while the observer is not speaking. 3 A narrative is a discourse unit… a with an irregular structure. b that contains smaller units and has a fairly regular structure. c surrounded by other, dependent units. 4 According to Labov, the basic characteristic of all narratives is… a their evaluative structure. b their temporal structure. c their descriptive structure. 5 Which are the elements of the following short narrative? Melissa was in bed when she felt everything was moving and realized it was an earthquake, so she jumped out of bed, rushed down the stairs, and managed to get to the street before the building collapsed. a abstract – orientation – resolution – coda b complicating action – resolution c orientation – complicating action – resolution 6 Reportability in a narrative has to do with… a how interesting the speaker thinks the narrative is. b the interest it elicits from the audience, so as to justify its telling. c how long the narrative is. 7 In narratives of personal experience… a no causal relations can be found within the sequence of events. b it is not important whether the hearer believes the story or not. c credibility and causality are closely related. 8 According to Labov, the more objectively the events in a narrative are presented … a the more subjective the point of view of the narrator will be. b the less credibility they will receive from the audience. c the more credibility they will receive from the audience. 9 The analysis of narratives and their functions leads to the basic assumption in both variation and narrative analysis that… a equivalence in function presupposes equivalence in form. b syntactic equivalence does not imply functional equivalence. c syntactic equivalence implies functional equivalence 10 Narrative discourse has proved to be a fertile ground for the study of… a all kinds of social practices. b personal opinion. c individual and social/cultural identity. 11 Variation Analysis is concerned with the language changes observed… a along different speech communities. b within the same community. c between different speech acts. 12 The most prominent figure within Variation Analysis is… a William Labov. b Dell Hymes. c Deborah Schiffrin. 13 The vernacular language is… a the standard variety. b the most grammatically correct variety. c the variety which is first acquired and perfectly learned. 14 Variation Analysis… a is only concerned with qualitative analysis. b is only interested in the quantitative results. c combines both qualitative and quantitative techniques. 15 Variationists study linguistic change… a at both the semantic and syntactic levels. b at all linguistic levels. c only at the semantic level. 16 According to Labov, narrative is a privileged area of discourse because… a it is closer to the vernacular than any other type of discourse. b it is the most grammatically correct type of discourse. c it does not contain any mistakes. 17 Through the sociolinguistic interviews… a the respondents speak about their private lives. b conclusions about the social distribution of variants can be drawn. c the researchers analize the interviewees’ social lives. 18 Labov argued in favor of the idea that… a black children were verbally deprived. b white children were genetically superior. c black children were not verbally deprived.

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Unit 4: Texto y DiscursoOnline version

by Lucía

The origins of Variation Analysis are found…

The observer’s paradox has to do with …

A narrative is a discourse unit…

According to Labov, the basic characteristic of all narratives is…

Which are the elements of the following short narrative? Melissa was in bed when she felt everything was moving and realized it was an earthquake, so she jumped out of bed, rushed down the stairs, and managed to get to the street before the building collapsed.

Reportability in a narrative has to do with…

In narratives of personal experience…

According to Labov, the more objectively the events in a narrative are presented …

The analysis of narratives and their functions leads to the basic assumption in both variation and narrative analysis that…

Narrative discourse has proved to be a fertile ground for the study of…

Variation Analysis is concerned with the language changes observed…

The most prominent figure within Variation Analysis is…

The vernacular language is…

Variation Analysis…

Variationists study linguistic change…

According to Labov, narrative is a privileged area of discourse because…

Through the sociolinguistic interviews…

Labov argued in favor of the idea that…