TikTok Accent Recognition Quiz
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What does Christian Ilbury, a lecturer in sociolinguistics at the University of Edinburgh, suggest about speech patterns like uptalk?

  • They have historical significance but are not influential in contemporary language.
  • They are perceived as more engaging due to a low-pitched, declarative monotone.
  • They allow creators to hold the conversational floor and can sound more persuasive and personal. (correct)
  • They are associated with uncertainty and a lack of authority.

    • What is one of the curious elements of uptalk and vocal fry, as mentioned in the text?

  • They are only used by a small subset of the population.
  • They are perceived negatively by some people and associated with uncertainty or a lack of authority. (correct)
  • They are widely celebrated and encouraged in professional settings.
  • They are exclusively associated with men's speech patterns.

    • What did one small study reveal about the perception of female speakers with vocal fry?

  • They were perceived as less attractive and intelligent than female speakers without vocal fry. (correct)
  • They were distinguished from male speakers with different speech patterns.
  • They were rated as more attractive and intelligent than female speakers without vocal fry.
  • They were perceived as having higher career prospects compared to those without vocal fry.

    • What is the main purpose of using uptalk, according to Christian Ilbury?

    <p>To hold the conversational floor (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are men perceived in terms of linguistic change, as per the text?

    <p>They have historically lagged behind women by a whole generation in linguistic change (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common perception associated with vocal fry, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>It is demeaning, condescending, and aloof (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did research findings suggest about the recent prevalence of vocal fry among young American women?

    <p>Teenage girls use vocal fry more than other groups of people in English-language speech communities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How were female speakers with vocal fry perceived in a small study mentioned in the text?

    <p>They were perceived as less attractive and intelligent than female speakers without vocal fry (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What linguistic phenomena does the 'TikTok voice' reportedly include?

    <p>Uptalk and vocal fry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Christopher Strelluf, who tends to use the TikTok voice?

    <p>Young women (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between TikTok and the phenomenon of 'influencer speak'?

    <p>TikTok has created significantly more creators than YouTube or Instagram (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are considered to be linguistic innovators?

    <p>Young women (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Christopher Strelluf, an associate professor of linguistics at the University of Warwick, suggest about the way young women use language?

    <p>It is the future of the way language evolves (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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