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Words like ‘lovely’ and ‘nice’ are claimed to be used more by women than men. This is a case of __________ differentiation.
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B. 
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D. 
2.
A register is a bit of talk that is appropriate in particular _______.
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D. 
3.
The co-existence of languages in a fairly stable relationship is known as _____.
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D. 
4.
_____ are among certain features of non-standard varieties that are singled out by prescriptivists.
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5.
The replacement of forms such as ‘chairman’ by ‘chair(person)’ and ‘fireman’ by ‘fire fighter’ involves the elimination of ______ forms.
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D. 
6.
Sociolects are usually thought of in terms of the _____ of the speakers.
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D. 
7.
The ______ of words seen as offensive, obscene or disturbing is known as euphemism.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
Social stratification is the view that _____ is an important correlate of differences in language usage.
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B. 
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D. 
E. 
9.
In sociolinguistics the term ________ denotes any prohibition on the use of particular lexical items.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
Men claim to use non-standard forms more than women do. This is a case of ______.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
The disappearance of Cornish in Cornwall in the 18th century is a case of _______.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
The situation with Breton in France and Gaelic in Scotland involves _____.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
13.
Informal or faddish usages by nearly anyone in the speech community are known as ______.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
‘Would you mind opening the window?’ This sentence contains a ______.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
In situation involving _____ community languages are used at home, in shopping, and recreational and cultural activities.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
The topic of language and gender includes the differences in language use that are associated with the gender of the speaker, the addressee and/or the ______.
a. none of these
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B. 
C. 
D. 
17.
In sociolinguistics the term jargon denotes the vocabulary peculiar to _____.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
18.
Double negatives (‘She don’t know nothing’) are among certain features of non-standard varieties that are singled out by ______.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
19.
The avoidance of words seen as offensive, obscene or disturbing is known as _____.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
20.
The social construction of masculinity involves _____.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
21.
______ are usually thought of in terms of the socio-economic status of the speakers.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
A _____ is a bit of talk that is appropriate in particular speech situations.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
23.
______ lends weight to the notion that ‘we talk like those we talk to’.
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B. 
C. 
Social stratification analysis
D. 
24.
In situations involving ____ community languages are used at home, in shopping, and recreational and cultural activities.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
In certain societies men and women use different verb forms. This is a case of ______ differentiation.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D.