Regional Dialect

According to dialect continuum, which set of dilects is the most mutually intelligible?

• B&D

• A&E

• B&E

What might the writer of a novel use to represent a character's regional dialect?

• the IPA

• eye-dialect

• diphthongs

• onomatopoeia

Dialect is a part of the accent. It can be distinguished by their ________, vocabulary, and influenced by their geographical area

• morpheme

• grammar

• pronunciation

• affixes

The northern England English speaker tends to drop the initial ___ to determine their socio-economic and background

• t

• h

• l

• r

A variant that combines pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary from southeastern and non-regional English.

• Non-standard English

• Estuary English

• Social Dialect

• Received Pronunciation

This can be the best example of...

• International varieties

• Intra-national/ intra-continental variation

• Cross-continental variation

There are British dialects such as Scouse(heard in Liverpool) Cockney and Geordie are examples to represent…

•   Intra-national/Intra-continental variation

• International varieties

• Cross-continental variation

What is a regional dialect?

• A) A language spoken in a specific region

• B) A variation of a language specific to a region

• C) A completely different language

• D) A formal version of a language

Which of the following is an example of a regional dialect in the United States?

• A) Standard American English

• B) Southern American English

• C) British English

• D) Canadian English

How can regional dialects affect communication?

• A) They always make communication easier

• B) They can create misunderstandings

• C) They have no effect on communication

• D) They make communication formal