Sociolinguistics 1

Sociolinguistics is most appropriately defined as which of these?

• The study of human behavior

• The scientific study of sounds

• The scientific study of language usage

What is the metalinguistic function of language according to Jakobson?

• maintaining contact

• referring to itself (i.e. language)

• reflecting the states of mind of the speaker

What do you call the phenomenon of bilingual speakers switching from one language to the other in the same conversation?

• Code-switching

• Creolisation

• Multilingualism

What do you call the ability to use of more than one language, either by an individual or a community of speakers?

• language in contact

• creole

• multilingualism

What do you call a word/phrase or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group from another?

• shibboleth

• allophone

• suffix

What do you call the people who share a set of linguistic norms and expectations regarding the use of language

• Speech community

• Bilinguals

• Language in contact

What do you call a person who speaks/writes in only one language?

• Monolingual

• Pidgin

• Idiolect