課程名稱︰Introduction to Sociolinguistics
課程性質︰外文系選修
課程教師︰胥嘉陵 老師
開課學院：文學院
開課系所︰外文系
考試日期（年月日）︰95年11月23日
考試時限（分鐘）：13:30 - 15:00
是否需發放獎勵金：否
（如未明確表示，則不予發放）
試題 :
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I. Define or explain the following terms briefly but to the point with
illustrations where appropriate. Answer any four of them (30%)
1. clue-bearing markers
2. competence vs. performance
3. idiolect
4. dialect continuum
5. verbal repertoire
6. language variety
7. speech community
8. hypercorrection
9. speech styles
10. the functions of speech
a. expressive
b. directive
c. referential
11. register ( origin, functions, and linguistic levels)
12. three ways to coin slang
13. four type of relationship between language and society
( with an illustration for each type of relationship)
II. Essay Question
(Answer should be brief, to the point and well illustrated.)
Choose any Four of them. (72 %)
1. How does society influence language in terms of the following three
relationships: language and physical environment, language and social
structure, and language and social values? Illustrate with examples.
2. Define standard and non-standard dialects. What are overt prestige
and covert prestige? How are they related to standard and non-standard
dialects? Is it linguistically founded that standard dialects are superior
to and more correct than non-standard dialects? Why or why not?
Provide at least two examples for illustration.
3. In defining language and dialect, a rule of thumb is
'mutual intelligibility.' According to this definition, what is language
and what is dialect? Is 'mutual intelligibility' a good criterion
in distinguishing these two terms? Is there a clear-cut way to define
these two terms linguistically? Why or why not?
Provide explanations with at least three examples.
According to Janet Holmes, what might be a better definition to
distinguish language from dialect?
4. What is the relation between context and language? What are some of
the contextual factors that determine the speech styles? How
do linguistic varieties vary according to contexts?
Provide five examples for illustration.
5. Define social stratification and social class. What is the relationship
between social class and language? How are social class differences
reflected by linguistic variation? Provide two examples from
two different linguistic levels (grammar and pronunciation)
respectively for illustration.
6. Define speech accommodation. When and how do speakers converge
or diverge their speech? What motivates them to do so?
Name two reasons for convergence and divergence respectively.
What might be some of the problems for overdoing convergence
or divergence? Name one consequence for each act.
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