EDE60804 W1-5 LECTURES

Which of these PARADIGMS state that language reflects innate conditions of the human mind?

• Classical Structural

• Americanist

• Modern Formal

• Social Constructivism

"CULTURAL APPRECIATION" as a social function falls under which trend in linguistic anthropology?

• Americanist

• Sociolinguistics

• Social Constructivism

• Modern Formal

Which theory related to MULTILINGUALISM states that sound changes gradually spread or diffuse through the words?

• Lexical Diffusion Theory

• Innatist Theory

• Behaviourist Psychology Theory

• Sociocultural Theory

Which of the terms below refers to the idea that languages descend from a single ancestral language?

• Assimilation

• Semantic Typology

• Morphological Typology

• Language Family

This term related to language variation refers to an individual’s speech variety (i.e., voice quality, pronunciation, grammar, choice of words).

• Idiolect

• Dialect

• Pidginization

• Stylistic Variation

Which of these terms refers to a language agreed upon as a medium of communication who speak different first languages?

• National Language

• Artificial Language

• Auxiliary Language

• Lingua Franca

According to Kachru's Concentric Circles, which circle uses English as FOREIGN LANGUAGE (i.e., China/Russia)?

• Inner

• Outer

• Expanding

• None of the Above

Based on McArthur's Circle of World English, which of these Englishes belong to EAST ASIAN STANDARD ENGLISH?

• Malaysian English

• Philippine English

• Chinese English

• All of the Above

Which theory related to language use and gender focuses on patriarchy and male power; “ women were viewed and treated as unequal to men because the norms of society have been established by men”?

• Deficit

• Dominance or Social Power

• Difference

• Communicative Strategy

Which of these statements about language use and gender IS NOT supported by research or previous studies?

• Men use directives that tell the audience to do something.

• Women are wordier in sentence construction.

• Men talk more about work, recreation, sports, and WOMEN!

• Women talk rubbish and nonsense.