Language & Gender Theory

Language & Gender Theory

11th Grade

14 Qs

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Language & Gender Theory

Language & Gender Theory

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Medium

Created by

Hayley Baker

Used 2+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does lexical over-representation mean?

Where there are not enough words to discuss a certain topic

Where there are too many words to discuss a certain topic

When children use incorrect words

When a child uses a word to talk about more than one thing

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The theorist who discussed lexical over-representation is...

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a lexical gap?

Where there are no or too few words to discuss a topic

Where there are too many words to discuss a certain topic

A gap or missed word

A word without meaning

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the key theorist who discusses lexical gaps?

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Mary Daly's concept around gender and language?

Feminine Suffixes

Default Assumptions

Feminist Neologism

Noun Morphology

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a false generic? (definition & example)

A word to represent a general idea

A word supposed to represent a general idea, but does not in reality

Mankind

Nurse

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is linguistic determinism?

The theory that language reflects society

The theory than language is inequal

The theory that language can determine how we think

The theory that language has evolved to reflect the dominant groups

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