[Ahmed AlQahtani]

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Choose the correct answer:

1- Sociolinguistics studies the relationship between:
A- Language and sociology.
B- Language and society.
C- Dialects of the same language.

2- In every speech community there is a range of ……… from which people select
according to the social context in which they are communicating.
A- Languages.
B- Varieties.
C- Regional dialects.

3- An idiolect means:
A- The unique characteristics of the language of a particular society.
B- The unique characteristics of the language of an individual.
C- The unique characteristics of the language of native speakers.

4- An accent refers to the:
A- Regional phonetic distinctions of the speech of a group of people.
B- The pronunciation of someone who speaks a language with non-native pronunciation.
C- Both A & B.

5- A dialect is a term which can be used to describe:
A- A regional variety of speech.
B- Social variety of speech.
C- Both A & B.

6- Each living language comprises:
A- A single variety only.
B- A standard variety only.
C- A collection of varieties.

7- Language varieties which are mutually unintelligible are usually considered:
A- Dialects of the same language.
B- Different languages.
B- Unintelligible varieties.

8- In China, Mandarin and Cantonese, though mutually unintelligible codes,
are considered dialects of Chinese because:
A- They have the same language.
B- Of political reasons.
C- They are mutually intelligible.

9- Dialect diversity develops:
A- When people are separated geographically and socially.
B- When two or more speech communities are living in the same area.
C- When dialects have become mutually unintelligible.

10- Dialect differences include:
A- All aspects of linguistic analysis (phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicology,
and semantics.)
B- Lexical differences only.
C- Phonological differences only.

11- Sociolinguistics considers language variation as:
A- A good thing.
B- A bad thing.
C- Normal or natural.

12- India is a:
A- Monolingual nation.
B- Bilingual nation.
C- Multilingual nation.

13- The historical discrimination against African Americans has created social isolation
in which dialect differences between white and black Americans are:
1- Levelled.
2- Intensified.
3- Banned.

14- A pidgin is a rudimentary language of:
A- Few lexical items and complex grammatical rules.
B- Many lexical items and less complex grammatical rules.
C- Few lexical items and less complex rules.

15- When a pidgin comes to be adopted by a community as its native tongue, and
children learn it as a first language, that language is called:
A- Lingua franca.
B- A creole.
C- A pidginized language.

16- Variations in the speech of men and women are found in:
A- English only.
B- Some languages.
C- All languages.


17- Dialects of the Arabic language:
A- Are completely mutually intelligible.
B- Are not completely mutually intelligible.
C- Are mutually unintelligible.

18- Code-switching is when a speaker switches between:
A- Different languages.
B- Different dialects of the same language.
C- Both A & B.

19- Standard Arabic variety is:
A- Every Arabic-speaking person’s native dialect.
B- Nobody’s native dialect.
C- The native dialect of the educated people only.

20- Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish are:
A- Mutually intelligible (to a degree) languages.
B- Mutually intelligible dialects.
C- Mutually unintelligible languages.

21- Hindi and Urdu are:
A- Mutually intelligible (to a degree) languages.
B- Mutually intelligible dialects.
C- Mutually unintelligible languages.

22- When speakers of Latin dialects in the Middle Ages stopped comprehending each
other’s dialects, their dialects were regarded and treated as:
A- Mutually incomprehensible dialects of Latin.
B- Mutually comprehensible languages.
C- Mutually unintelligible languages.

23- Linguistic variation among dialects of the same language is a sign of:
A- National separation.
B- Cultural revolution.
C- Linguistic change in progress.

24- American English and Australian English are considered:
A- Different styles.
B- Different languages.
C- Different varieties.



25- Dialect levelling means:
A- A linguistic change toward less uniformity among dialects of the same language.
B- A linguistic change toward greater uniformity and less variation among dialects.
C- Classifying dialects into different sociolinguistic levels.

26- Saudi Arabia dialect variation is, mainly caused by:
A- Geographical factors.
B- Socioeconomics factors.
C- Political factors.

27- Historically, Italian, French, and Spanish were:
A- Separate languages.
B- Dialects of the same language.
C- European languages.

28- Language purists are:
A- Deive grammarians.
B- Preive grammarians.
C- Sociolinguistics.

29- The most prestigious spoken variety of An Arab country is usually:
A- The population’s majority’s dialect.
B- An urban dialect such as the dialect of the capital or the city or region.
C- The standard Arabic variety.

30- A true bilingual speaker is one:
A- Who has a very strong command of two languages.
B- Who is fluent in several languages.
C- Who can read and understand a foreign language.

31- When a bilingual person moves back and forth between two languages
during conversations, this is called:
A- Language contact.
B- Code switching.
C- Linguistic change.

32- Arabic language is:
A- The only native language in the Arab world.
B- Not the only native language in the Arab World.

33- Endangered languages mean:
A- Dead languages.
B- Languages which are about to disappear for good.
C- Revived languages.
34- Modern Hebrew language is an example of:
A- Dead language.
B- An exchanged language.
C- Revived language.

35- A ……… variety of a language is usually the most formal and widely used variety.
A- Colloquial.
B- Standard.
C- Regional.

36- A ……… is a language used for communication between people whose first
language differ.
A- Standard language.
B- Creole.
C- Lingua franca.

37- English is considered the most widely used ……… of the world.
A- Lingua franca
B- Standard language.
C- Classical languages.

38- ……… is between two distinct varieties of a language are used in the community,
with one regarded as H and the other as L, serving different functions.
A- Bilingualism.
B- Multilingualism.
C- Diglossia.

39- ……… is when a speaker moves between two different languages or varieties in the
same conversation.
A- Code switching.
B- Language change.
C- Bilingualism.

40- ……… takes place when a group of people are separated from their native language
community and become exposed to a new language.
A- Linguistic change.
B- Language death.
C- Language shift.

41- ……… occurs when a language ceases to be a spoken language used for everyday
conversation.
A- Language shift.
B- Language death.
C- Language revival.

42- In developing a language to be used as an official language for a country, the
grammatical structure and vocabulary of that language will undergo a process called:
A- Codification.
B- Selection.
C- Elaboration.

43- The correct order of steps when developing a standard language or
variety for a country is:
A- 1.Elaboration. 2.Selection. 3.Codification. 4.Securing its acceptance.
B- 1.Selection. 2.Securing its acceptance. 3.Elaboration. 4.Codification.
C- 1.Selection. 2.Codification. 3.Elaboration. 4.Securing its acceptance.

44- In some countries the lingua franca is usually the ………:
A- Official or national language.
B- Language of the ruling party.
C- Language of the majority.

Mark True or False:

45- English has been legally declared the official language of the United States, England,
and New Zealand. ( F )
46- India has more than one official language. ( T )
47- In Saudi Arabia, English is considered an official language. ( F )
48- Linguistics have played an important role in language planning. ( T )
49- It is possible for a country to have more than one national language. ( T )
50- It is possible for a country to have more than one official language. ( T )