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Exercises

Like in all other modules of the Selected Subfields and General Linguistics the exercises in this section are grouped thematically and designed in three degrees of difficulty, marked by different colors:

green: easy
orange: moderate
red: difficult

Define Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistic Perspectives

Traditional and Modern Dialectology

Define traditional and modern dialectology

Define traditional and modern dialectology (II)

British and American English

The characteristics of British English and American English
Define lexical differences between British English and American English (I): cars and their components
Define lexical differences between British English and American English (II): mixed items

Central Terminology

Define central terms

Sociolinguistic Patterns

Define urban dialectology

Define the sociolinguistic variable

Describe the class pattern

Describe the stylistic pattern

The class pattern: describe social stratification

The class pattern: describe social stratification (II)

The class pattern: describe social and stylistic stratification

The class pattern: describe social and stylistic stratification (II)

The class pattern: describe social and stylistic stratification (III)

The gender pattern: describe the gender pattern

The age pattern: define the age pattern

The linguistic marketplace: explain linguistic variation

Define the social network concept

Sociolinguistic patterns and language change: define central terms

Linguistic Variation in the Situational Context

Define 'register'

Research exercise: define jargon expressions

Research exercise: define slang expressions

Linguistic Politeness: Brown and Levinson's Politeness Theory

See here for exercises within the Pragmatics module

Language Choice

Name reasons for code switching

Research exercise: countries and their official languages

Language Birth: Pidgin and Creole Languages

Define the characteristics of pidgins

Define the characteristics of creoles

Pidgins and creoles: define central terms

Define the developmental stages of a pidgin

Design Features of Pidgin Grammars

Semantic Transparency

AAVE

Language and Gender

Language and gender: name central terms