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What can sociolinguistics be defined as?
What can sociolinguistics be defined as?
- The study of linguistic patterns only
- The study of the relation between language and society (correct)
- The study of grammar and syntax
- The study of language abstraction
When was sociolinguistics recognized as a branch of the scientific study of language?
When was sociolinguistics recognized as a branch of the scientific study of language?
- Late 70’s
- Late 60’s (correct)
- Early 50’s
- Early 60’s
What does sociolinguistics examine?
What does sociolinguistics examine?
- The historical development of languages
- Societal and linguistic patterns that govern our behaviors (correct)
- Only societal patterns in language usage
- The phonetic evolution of languages
What is the main focus of sociolinguistics?
What is the main focus of sociolinguistics?
When did sociolinguists begin to oppose accounts on language abstraction?
When did sociolinguists begin to oppose accounts on language abstraction?
True or false: Sociolinguistics was recognized as a branch of the scientific study of language in the 50's and 60's?
True or false: Sociolinguistics was recognized as a branch of the scientific study of language in the 50's and 60's?
True or false: Sociolinguistics copes with the links between one language and its users within a specific speech community?
True or false: Sociolinguistics copes with the links between one language and its users within a specific speech community?
True or false: Sociolinguistics examines only the linguistic patterns that govern human society's behaviors?
True or false: Sociolinguistics examines only the linguistic patterns that govern human society's behaviors?
True or false: Sociolinguistics began to oppose accounts on abstraction of language in the late 60's?
True or false: Sociolinguistics began to oppose accounts on abstraction of language in the late 60's?
True or false: Sociolinguistics deals with the relation between language and society?
True or false: Sociolinguistics deals with the relation between language and society?
