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LING 115 Midterm1T/F: Language is what we've learned from dictionaries and grammar books -
correct answer ✔False
T/F: Slang consists of words or phrases that are non-standard. Contrary to
standard language, slang does not have rules - correct answer ✔False
T/F: Everyone who speaks the same language should have the same
vocabulary and grammar - correct answer ✔False
How does Mutual Intelligibility Hypothesis (MIH) define language? - correct
answer ✔X and Y are slightly different, but still mutually intelligible
X and Y are different languages, not mutually intelligible
examples that support MIH? - correct answer ✔british and americans, still
speak english
examples that don't support MIH? - correct answer ✔1) Chinese: there are
three different variations of the language that are not mutually intelligible
2) Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish are all different languages but are
mutually intelligible
3) Geordie is considered english but not mutually intelligible
Define dialect continuum - correct answer ✔Languages change little by little
from town to town
examples of dialect continuum - correct answer ✔1) western romance dialect
, 2) turkic dialect
difference between a language and a dialect? - correct answer ✔everyone
has a dialect; only becomes a language if it has socio-political power
how does Lexico-statistics determine whether a variety is a language? -
correct answer ✔linguists compare 200 VOCABULARY
-over 82%: same language
-28%-81%: same/similar language
-under 28%: different language/family
what are factors that can influence speakers to identify themselves as
speakers of a certain language? - correct answer ✔-socio-economic class
-ethnicity (ex: geordie)
-religion (ex: arabic)
T/F: modern standard arabic is not only used in written form but also used in
spoken form in communication among people who speak different colloquial
forms of arabic - correct answer ✔True
example of social dialect continuum - correct answer ✔Jamaican: area is the
same, different social classes have different dialects
example of a regional dialect continuum - correct answer ✔turkic/western
romance: determined by region
define- style - correct answer ✔ways of speaking depending of formality:
formal vs. informal
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