Sociolinguistics studies the patterns of social interactions of group members which are called ______.
A. speech communities
B. social groups
C. social communities
D. speech groups
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The goal of sociolinguistics is to explore the nature of language _____ among a variety of speech communities and in different social situations.
A. variation
B. change
C. system
D. context
Which of the following social factors is sociolinguistics concerned with?
A. Social class
B. Nationality
C. Occupation
D. All of the above
In general, ____ speakers tend to use more prestigious forms than their ____ counterparts with the same social background.
A. female; male
B. male; female
C. foreign; native
D. native; foreign
Which of the following requests seems to be most intimate between couples at home?
A. Sweetie, the phone.
B. Sean, please answer the phone.
C. Sean, can you answer the phone?
D. Could you please answer the phone?