Language, Culture and Society Quiz 2 Paper A

Name:________________________________________________ Section:__________________ For every question choose an appropriate match from the box given at the right and write its number on the blank provided beside the question.

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1. I am a variant form of a language that came about due to geographical distance. 2. I am the language that has been studied in detail by linguists and refined overtime. 5 3. I am the early 20 century idea that language predetermines what we see in the world around us. 4. Sana used these words in a big family gathering for which she is now considered disrespectful among the elders.
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1. Social variation 2. Speech Community 3. Taboo 4. Dialect 5. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 6. Standard Language 7. Societys effect on language 8. Non-Sexist language 9. Influential Theory 10. Lingua Franca

5. I am the name given to a big group of people around Mochi Gate, Lahore who communicate in Punjabi, both formally and informally. 6. I talk to my parents very formally and very informally to my friends just like I talk in Punjabi to my driver and talk in English to my colleague.

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7. I am the language that will say police officer instead of policeman. 8. I mix English with Mandarin to communicate with Chinese people for trade purposes. 9. I am a variant form of a language that is spoken by people from different ethnic backgrounds. 10. I explain why people in Pakistan call their mothers ami while people in India call them mata.

Language, Culture and Society Quiz 2 Paper B

Name:________________________________________________ Section:__________________ For every question choose an appropriate match from the box given at the right and write its number on the blank provided beside the question.

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7 5 1. I am the language that has colloquial expressions but is taught in schools and used by media in XYZ country. 2. The idea that explains why we see the real world only in terms and categories of our language. 3. I am the term that will explain that a high-class businessman in Pakistan is more likely to use English or Urdu for communication.

2. Classical language 3. Taboo 4. Societys effect on language 5. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis 6. Accent 7. Standard Language 8. Social class linguistic Variation 9. Gender Dominance 10. Functional Bilingual

4. I am the name given to this particular variety of a language which can still be found recorded in historical books but is not used in everyday communication anymore. 5. I am the major factor contributing to the fact that a third person would be referred to as he and not she in English.
6. I am the term used to explain the difference between fever and high temperature. 7. I learned French because I had to join in the French office of our organization for a year but since I have returned I havent spoken it. 8. I am the variation according to which A would call hoose what B calls House. 9. I explain why people in Pakistan call their mothers ami while people in India call them mata. 10. I avoid using this term since people might get offended after hearing it.

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