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This document is a quiz for a course on Language in Society. It contains three sections - Battery A with 24 true/false statements worth 12% total, Battery B with definitions of two terms worth 3% total, and Battery C with two short answer questions worth 5% total. The quiz as a whole is worth 20% of the course grade. Students are instructed to read the directions for each battery carefully before answering.

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Quiz May 24

This document is a quiz for a course on Language in Society. It contains three sections - Battery A with 24 true/false statements worth 12% total, Battery B with definitions of two terms worth 3% total, and Battery C with two short answer questions worth 5% total. The quiz as a whole is worth 20% of the course grade. Students are instructed to read the directions for each battery carefully before answering.

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Eastern Mediterranean University

Faculty of Education

Department of English Language Teaching

Language in Society, ELTE 224 /309

Quiz, Spring 22-23

Instructors:

Prof. Dr. Necdet OSAM (Group 01) Prof. Dr. Javanshir Shibliyev (Group 02)

Duration: 75 minutes

Date: 24 May, 2023

General Instruction:

The Quiz has three batteries namely A, B and C. Before you answer each battery, read the instruction
very carefully and answer as it is requested. The quiz weighs 20%. Each battery has its own weight.

Battery A:

Instruction: Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Depending on your decision,
write either ‘T’ or ‘F’ in the inverted [ ] bracket (24 x 0.5 = 12%).

1. Language is a very variable phenomenon and that variability may have as much to do with
society as with language. [ ]
2. The term dialect refers, strictly to differences between kinds of language which are differences
of vocabulary and grammar as well as pronunciation. [ ]
3. The language used in a country reflects geographical dialect continuum. [ ]
4. How a person uses language reflects his/her social status clearly. [ ]
5. Linguistic change does not always take place in the direction of the prestige form. [ ]
6. Sociolinguists’ only aim is to describe sociolinguistic variation. [ ]
7. The domain of language use is not related to social factors. [ ]
8. Diglossic situations involve contrasting multiple comparisons of the same variety. [ ]
9. Attitudes never play a role in the process of code switching. [ ]
10. Personal feelings and values are expressed through referential language use. [ ]
11. Language is a hierarchical system used by the human beings for achieving meaning. [ ]
12. In every language variation does not take place. [ ]
13. A group of people forms a society around similar culture, values and language. [ ]
14. A rapid move between two languages is called Fused Lect. [ ]
15. Patois is a language which has basic written form. [ ]
16. Social Distance Scale refers to ‘’Solidarity’’ High, Low or Nil among the speakers/interlocuters. [
]
17. The relationship between a ‘’policeman’’ and a ‘’driver’’ is +Formality, +Superiority, -Solidarity
on a Formality Scale. [ ]
18. Domain of language use does not depend on social factors. [ ]
19. Codified language is a kind of dialect. [ ]
20. Language shift is bidirectional. [ ]
21. Guarani is the symbol of national identity in Paraguay . [ ]
22. Paraguay has a diglossic situation. [ ]
23. Tanzania has three official Languages. [ ]
24. An official language has a utelaterian function. [ ]

Battery B.
Instruction: Define the following terms (2 x 1.5 = 3).

1. Language Shift:

2. Linguistic Subjagation:

Battery C:

Instruction: Answer the question. Be direct in your answer. Do not give irrelevant information. Mind
your use of English language (2 x 2.5 = 5).

Question:

1. What are the reasons of language shift? Explain in detail.

2. What is a diglossic situation? Explain by giving examples.

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