Sociolinguistics

Bilingual speakers switching from one language to the other in the same discourse

• creole

• code-switching

• diglossia

A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region

• social dialect

• diglossia

• regional dialect

Language variety distinguished by features of linguistic structure: grammar (specifically morphology and syntax) and vocabulary

• dialect

• accent

• pidgin

Language variety distinguished by pronunciation is called

• dialect

• accent

• pidgin

Social dialects refer to varieties spoken

• by rural or urban communities within a country, e.g. West Country, Liverpool, and national groups speaking the same language,e.g. American, Australian, Singapore English, etc.,

• by people with the particular cultural and educational background.

• by people employed in a particular profession.

RP (Received Pronunciation) is an example of

• a social accent

• a social dialect

• a register

Two or more languages or varieties interacting and influencing each other refers to:

• bilingualism

• inference

• language contact

Using more than one language, either by an individual or a community of speakers

• multilingualism

• inference

• standardization

Being able to speak or write in only one language is called

• diglossia

• monolingualism

• pidgin

Formal and informal style differs in

• the choice of phonology, vocabulary and syntax

• vocabulary only

• pronunciation only