What is the term used to describe the uniqueness in the language use of each individual speaker?

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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dialect
Accent
Idiolect
Language
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many idiolects are estimated to exist for the English language?
450 million
100 million
1 billion
146 billion
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe a version of a language spoken by a group of people?
Accent
Language
Idiolect
Dialect
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When do we say there is a dialect of a language?
When there are systematic differences in the way each group speaks the language
When there are no differences in grammar
When there are no differences in pronunciation
When there are no variations in vocabulary
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the movement toward greater uniformity and less variation among dialects?
Regional Dialects
Language Variation
Dialect Diversity
Dialect Leveling
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do we differentiate between dialects and languages?
By the geographical location
By mutual intelligibility and systematic differences
By the number of speakers
By the writing system used
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe a regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary?
Language Variation
Dialect
Idiolect
Accent
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