1. A dialect of a language which is 'elevated' above others is called: prime most popular main standard

2. Which of the following does not generally affect the register or style when speaking in English? gender social status conversational partner context

3. Which of the following is not associated with 'Parentese' (how an adult talks to a child)? yes or no questions high pitch long, complex sentences exaggerated intonation

4. Which of the following is not associated with 'Teacher Talk'? teacher, but not student, allowed to interrupt evaluative comments lots of chances for others to talk more formal vocabulary

5. A speaker will speak slower when in a formal setting. True False

6. One would expect to see more Latin words in an informal setting. True False

7. Double (or 'multiple') negation, in English, is a feature associated more with formal settings. True False

8. A person with a higher social economic status (SES) could be expected to use more or less formal language than a person of a low SES? Answer: (One word: less or more)

9. Which of the following is NOT a reason to use less formal speech? Shows 'toughness'. Trying to talk to a prospective boss. Can relate to a person better. Rebelling from traditional society.

10. To which class in US society would a person like Bill Gates belong? Upper class Corporate class Upper middle class Poor class