Sociolinguistics Overview
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What is the study of the effect of society on language called?

  • Neurolinguistics
  • Anthropological linguistics
  • Sociolinguistics (correct)
  • Psycholinguistics

    • Who are two notable figures associated with the development of Sociolinguistics?

  • Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf
  • Noam Chomsky and Ferdinand de Saussure
  • William Labov and Basil Bernstein (correct)
  • Steven Pinker and George Lakoff

    • What is one primary focus of Sociolinguistics?

  • Analyzing phonetics and phonology
  • Exploring how society influences language use (correct)
  • Studying the syntax of languages
  • Investigating historical language origins

    • When did the study of Sociolinguistics first appear in the West?

    <p>1960s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is Sociolinguistics related to Linguistic Anthropology?

    <p>Sociolinguistics is a subfield of Linguistic Anthropology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do varieties of language are often referred to as?

    <p>Dialects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two factors that contribute to language variation?

    <p>Geographical factor and Social factor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used for anything that goes through a gradual transition from one condition to a different condition without abrupt changes?

    <p>Dialect Continuum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is a 'dialect continuum' characterized?

    <p>Involving a merger of two languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may make it difficult to determine where one dialect or language ends and another begins?

    <p>Gradual transitions in speech</p> Signup and view all the answers

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