Dialects
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- Q1What is a dialect?Sub-standard languageRural languageIndigenous languageAnother word for language30s
- Q2What defines a dialect?Age, social classGeography, social classGeography, social class, age, genderSocial group, gender30s
- Q3Why is a dialect different from language?Languages are educated ways of speakingLanguage reflects proper language useNo differenceDialects are substandard30s
- Q4What is standard dialect in the United States?Mid-AtlanticGeneral AmericanNew EnglandNew York City30s
- Q5What is standard dialect in the United Kingdom?CambridgeLondonOxfordReceived pronunciation30s
- Q6Which is an Inner Circle country?IndiaCanadaIsraelJapan30s
- Q7Which is an Outer Circle country?ChinaKenyaMexicoSouth Africa30s
- Q8Which is an Expanding Circle country?PakistanBrazilIrelandPhilippines30s
- Q9How many people speak English as a first language?320 - 380 million500 - 600 million100 - 1000 million150- 300 million30s
- Q10How many people speak English as a second/foreign language?100 - 1000 million150- 300 million500 - 600 million320 - 380 million30s