Rhotic versus non-rhotic ex an example of this type of linguistic variable.
What is a phonetic variable.
100
This gender is thought to have "better grammar" according to certain studies examining grammatical and phonetic variants.
What is the female gender.
100
This is the switching of dialect or language dependent on whether the situation is formal or informal.
What is diglossia
100
When you want people to no know that you are observing them, but actually they know you are observing them, it is called this.
What is observer's paradox.
100
This is how you address a bishop.
What is your grace.
200
The stigmatized variant is used the least by this class in a set of data.
What is the highest social class.
200
The word chairman is an example of this.
What is sexism in English
200
This is a pidgin spoken as a native language, which has a more extensive grammar and vocabulary.
What is a creole
200
This is when the investigator knows what the hypothesis (resulting in a possible unintended effect on the study).
What is experimental bias.
200
"I was talking to John and he was like I don't know" is an example of this.
What is style switching in structure.
300
When there is large jump in the stratification of the data in a study of linguistics variables, it is likely this type of linguistic variable.
What is a grammatical variable.
300
This is the reason that Margaret Thatcher spoke in a lower pitch than other females of the same social class and geographical area.
What is the perceived connection between a lower pitched voice and power.
300
This is a language used as a means of communication among people who have no native language in common.
What is a lingua franca
300
This means that the results stay constant if you repeat the experiment.
What is statistically significant.
300
This is what Labov's study proved.
What is that the higher classes use the more prestigious variants more often, and the lower classes use the stigmatized variants more often--because the type of store and the type of occupation affected the use of the variants.
400
If there is a correlation between social class and x variable, the occurrence of x is said to be this.
What is socially diagnostic.
400
This is a possible explanation for why men tend to use the stigmatized variant more often than women, and perceive themselves as using the prestigious variant less often than they actually do.
What is the idea that men get covert prestige from using the lower class form.
400
When someone says "Your test wasn't very good" in English, and you failed the test, it is an example of this.
What is understatement as part of the directness rule of interaction.
400
This is the permissible margin of error for a result to be significant.
What is 5%
400
This is an example of a country where you can find triglossia
What is Luxembourg
500
Fischer's experiment with the two boys proposed that these two things were connected.
What are a prestigious dialect and good manners.
500
This is why a language is sexist.
What is the idea that language reflects the society in which it exists.
500
Tok Pisin is an example of this.
What is an English-based pidgin in New Guinea
500
When the second highest social class uses the prestigious variant more often than the highest class in a formal situation, it is called this.
What is statistical hypercorrection.
500
This is something that discriminates between dialects and is systematic.