The questions in this quiz are from The Study of Language (THIRD EDITION) book written by GEORGE YULE.
This quiz is not only for BSED majoring in English but also for everyone, especially YOU!. . .
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#1. being capable of speaking two dialects
#2. a situation where there is a ‘high’ or special variety of a language used in formal situations, and a ‘low’ variety used locally and informally
#3. the gradual merging of one regional variety of a language into another
#4. a variety of a language that developed for a practical purpose such as trade, but which has no native speakers
#5. the variety of a language treated as the official language and used in public broadcasting, publishing and education
#6. ‘non-mobile, older, rural, male speakers’ selected as informants in dialect surveys
#7. the study of language variation based on where different varieties of the language are used
#8. aspects of the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of a variety of a language
#9. the range of varieties that evolves in communities where a creole is spoken, usually as a result of decreolization
#10. aspects of pronunciation that identify where a speaker is from
#11. choosing and developing an official language or languages for use in government and education
#12. a line on a map separating two areas in which a particular linguistic feature is significantly different, used in the study of dialect
#13. What is a variety of a language that developed from a pidgin and is used as a first language by a population of native speakers?
#14. a line representing a set of isoglosses, used to separate one dialect area from another
#15. the main source (language) of words in a pidgin
#16. the process of development from a pidgin to a creole
#17. What is the process whereby a creole is used with fewer distinct creole features as it becomes more like a standard variety?
#18. What is the study of dialects?
#19. having, or being able to use, only one language
#20. a term used to describe a native speaker of two languages or a country with two official languages
#21. the state of having two languages
