Universidad Católica de la Ssma. Concepción Facultad de Educación Reading Comprehension Test. Lexical Analysis of the English Language. NAME: ________________________________________ DATE_____________ MARK: _______ 1.
According to the text, complete the following sentences: (2 points each)
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The rise of urbanization is connected with an increase in social stratification which is reflected in ____________________.
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Style can range from formal to informal depending on ______________________________________.
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In some cases the accommodation speakers make involve adopting forms similar to those used by the person being spoken to. This is called _______________________.
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The use of ________________ may cut across social class boundaries and they may also reveal differences within social classes.
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“Speaking properly” became associated with being female, and with being a lady in particular. That happened in the ___________________.
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When a couple had children both parents start using ________________________ means that they want to increase ______________________.
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Answer the following questions.
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Why people who live in a rural area start changing some of their sociolinguistic patterns when they move to the urban environment? (4 points) __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
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Explain what means hypercorrection. (3 points) __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 3. Why the social network is significant in the variation of the language? (4 points) __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
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T/F. (1 point each) T/F In Britain the top of the social scale speak RP. T/F People use a divergent style when they vary their speech in relation to the person being spoken to. 3. T/F Women tend to use higher-status variants more frequently than men. 4. T/F The people we with whom we interact are a powerful source of influence on speech. 5. T/F No other variety has the resources and prestige of the written standard.
Answer key. I. 1) Linguistic variation. 2) Social class, sex, age, physical environment and topic. 3) Convergence. 4) Networks. 5) Victorian era. 6) Standard language - their children's social and educational prospects. II. 1) Because urban environments are the sites of contact between languages, so when somebody moves to urbanization starts to achieve new linguistic patterns. 2) Hypercorrection is the production of forms which are incorrect. People sometimes create new words when they hypercorrect. 3) The social network is significant in the variation of the language because you socialize with a lot of people and in this way you gain varieties. III. 1) T 2) F 3) T 4) T 5) T