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100
The notion that words have meanings only because people agree on them.
What is Nomos.
100
I recognized the two opposing tendencies.
Who is Jespersen.
100
If the Old English is "binde", and the past tense is "bound" what is the past participle?
What is bound.
100
What is another term for ease of articulation?
What is economy or principle of least effort.
100
A particular form of a language common to a group of speakers.
What is Dialect.
200
The notions that words are inherently and naturally related to the things they name.
What is Physis.
200
I made up the two tenets.
Who is Kroch.
200
What is Canadian English for "pretty".
What is [d].
200
What myth attempted to establish divine retribution as the cause of linguistic diversity?
What is the myth of babel.
200
The use of a distinctive vocabulary, [these] terms become fashionable and serve as markers of in-group membership and then quickly become outmoded in order to mark their users as outsiders.
What is Slang.
300
"The idea that there exists a tendency to conserve energy in the use of the articulatory organs, with ‘easy’ sounds being those that require less physical effort to produce on the part of the speaker." (Shariatmadari, 2006)
What is Ease of Articulation.
300
I wrote "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding".
Who is John Locke.
300
What is Southern English for "Party".
What is [t].
300
Diversity is mainly the product of ___________.
What is social contact.
300
Variety of language or register associated with a social class such as socio-economic class, ethnic class, or age group.
What is Sociolect.
400
Standard dialect typically differs from other dialects in the community by being more restricted or more tightly constrained in its grammar and phonology.
What is Internal-Structural Position.
400
I said: "Dialect is drifting further away"
Who is Labov.
400
How would African American dialects pronunce "windy" (final cluster simplification)?
What is "win'y".
400
What are mobilities three guises?
1) Geographical 2) Social 3) Occupational
400
________________________ is the learner's current version of the language they are learning.
What is Interlanguage.
500
The analogical levelling appears to be a natural process which is to regularize a sub-system of grammar that consists several sub-systems with numerous highly marked exceptions.
What is Principle of Conjugation Regularization.
500
I recognized linguistic variation and linked it to vernacular language use.
Who is Varro.
500
German includes a low level automatic rule of final obstruent devoicing. How would they pronounce tag "day".
What is [k].
500
What are the two "opposing tendencies" recognized by Jespersen?
What is one opposing tendency favors diversification and one opposing tendency favors unification.
500
___________ is two languages coexist not necessarily as equals but as complementary, each with it sown functions, or as contextual equivalents.
What is Stable Bilingualism.