简答题A pidgin is the simple result of heavy borrowing from one variety into another.简答题Which of the following statements is NOT true about creole? A、It is learned on contact situations such as trading. B、It may become extinct. C、It may continue almost without change.简答题Standard dialect is usually based on the speech and writing of native speakers of the language.简答题Registers refer to the varieties classified according to use, including field, mode, and tenor. Tenor refers to______. A、 the relations between participants B、 the purpose and subject-matter of the communication C、 the means by which communication takes place, notably by speech or writing简答题A dialect usually has a limited vocabulary and very reduced grammatical structure.简答题______ can take place between or even within sentences, involving phrases or words or even parts of words. A、 Code-switching B、 Diglossia C、 Pidgin简答题The standard language of American English is known as ______. A、 Mandarin B、 the Received Pronunciation (RP) C、 Standard American English (SAE)简答题______ serves as a symbol of its independence of other states, and as a marker of its difference from other states. A、A regional dialect B、A standard dialect C、A social dialect简答题When a change in topic requires a change in the language used, we have ______. A、 situational code-switching B、 metaphorical code-switching C、 traditional code-switching简答题A pidgin based on language X is just an example of "bad X."简答题Which of the following country has four official languages? A、 Canada B、 Israel C、 Switzerland简答题Registers refer to the varieties classified according to use, including field, mode, and tenor. Field refers to ______ a communication takes place. A、how B、why and about what C、to whom简答题Diglossia is a situation where two very different varieties of the same language are used, side by side, for two different sets of functions.简答题______ is widely used in sociolinguistics to refer to varieties according to use, in contrast with ______, defined as varieties according to user. A、Field, mode B、Dialects, register C、Register, dialects简答题A pidgin has no native speakers.简答题More than half of the world's population is bilingual or multilingual.简答题Language changes along with social changes.简答题Sociolinguistics studies how social factors influence the structure and use of language.简答题______, is used only on formal and public occasions, such as school, sermons, political speeches, lectures, media, poetry and letters, and usually enjoys greater social prestige. A、 High variety B、 Low variety C、 Social variety简答题Vocabulary seems in general to be more sensitive to regional and social differences than grammar and pronunciation.