What is Standard English?
Language Diversity - regional and social

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English
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KG - 12th Grade
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Medium
Mr Chatterley
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The form of English that is spoken by posh people
The form of English that is only spoken in England
The form of English that is understood by all speakers of the language
The form of English that contains different regional variations
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
In 1909, Daniel Jones wrote a book on what is considered to be...
the first comprehensive guide to grammar
the first description of Received Pronunciation
the first mapping of regional dialects
the first full thesaurus dictionaru
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Where is Received Pronunciation "received" from anyway?
London
Cardiff
Belfast
Edinburgh
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Who is your favourite pair of teachers?
Walker Pett
Amos Timpson
Ofori Zafar
Chatterley Hawkes
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is a prescriptivist account of language?
one which attempts to enforce how a language should be
one which tries to show TV scripts before they're shown on TV
one which shows how language is spoken day to day
Something to do with doctors / pharmacists
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
the practice of alternating between two or more varieties of language in conversation is a description of ...?
A strong regional identity (eg Scouse or Geordie)
Code switching
Mixed modality
bilingualism
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Alex Baratta continues Daniel Jones work with research into...?
Grammar
Spelling
Gender studies
Accent
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