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3 Language and Identity Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions

True or false

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True or false: A speaker carries one fixed identity unchanged into every conversation.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

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A bilingual person speaks one language with relatives and another at work. Which interpretation best fits this example?

A
It proves that the speaker is being inauthentic.
B
It can reflect the participants and purpose while expressing connections to different communities.
C
It shows that the speaker has no stable social affiliations.
D
It guarantees that listeners will interpret the speaker in the intended way.

Written response

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What linguistic term describes how features of language point toward social meanings through shared cultural expectations?

Fill in the blank

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A pronunciation feature may a social meaning, but its interpretation depends on the people and situation involved.

True or false

1 point

True or false: The same pronunciation feature can be interpreted as friendly in one situation and out of place in another.

A
True
B
False

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Select all the ways people can participate in negotiating identity during an interaction.

A
A person can claim an identity for themselves.
B
A person’s identity is determined only by their own intention.
C
A person can accept or challenge another person’s characterization.
D
A person can leave an identity ambiguous.

Fill in the blank

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An identity is : no single identity explains everything a person says or does.

Written response

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What is the term for making an identity recognizable through repeated, socially meaningful practices?

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Which combination of language practices could help a speaker perform a professional role?

A
Avoiding all specialized vocabulary and using silence in every exchange.
B
Using the same slang and familiar forms of address in every setting.
C
Using specialized vocabulary and a formal register.
D
Changing language only when a listener explicitly requests it.

Choose all

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Select all the kinds of meaning a speaker’s linguistic choices may convey.

A
Affiliation with, distance from, or ambivalence toward a social group.
B
A speaker’s entire identity, independently of context.
C
A temporary stance such as confidence or solidarity.
D
An interactional role such as expert, newcomer, friend, or leader.

Choose one

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Someone presents themselves as an expert in a conversation. What may happen next, according to the account of identity negotiation?

A
The claim automatically makes the speaker authoritative.
B
Other participants may treat the speaker as authoritative or ask them to prove their expertise.
C
The claim has no effect on how the interaction unfolds.
D
The speaker must abandon the role if anyone questions it.

Choose one

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In a group discussion, participants describe one person as an insider and another as a newcomer. Which interpretation best reflects the relational account of identity?

A
It shows that the newcomer has no identity relevant to the conversation.
B
It proves that insider and outsider positions are permanent personal traits.
C
It illustrates how identities can gain meaning through relational positions such as insider and outsider.
D
It means that linguistic choices have no role in social relationships.

True or false

1 point

True or false: A linguistic feature automatically signals the same broad identity in every context.

A
True
B
False

Choose one

1 point

A person presents themselves as an expert, but another participant asks them to demonstrate their expertise. What does this situation illustrate?

A
The speaker's intentions determine how everyone understands the identity.
B
Other participants may accept, challenge, or reinterpret the identity the speaker presents.
C
Once presented, an identity cannot change during the interaction.
D
Only the speaker's linguistic choices matter to the outcome.

Choose one

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What does it mean to perform an identity through language?

A
Concealing a person's authentic identity behind a disguise.
B
Using one unchanging speech style in every setting.
C
Making an identity recognizable through repeated, socially meaningful practices.
D
Choosing a social role once and keeping it permanently.

Written response

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What term describes a temporary position conveyed through language, such as confidence, humor, deference, or solidarity?

Choose one

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A pronunciation feature is associated with a region, but listeners interpret it differently in different conversations. Which principle best explains this variation?

A
Its social meaning is indirect and depends on the people and circumstances involved.
B
It automatically identifies the speaker's social group in every situation.
C
Its meaning is determined only by the speaker's intention.
D
It has the same social meaning for every listener.

Written response

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What adjective describes identity when no single role explains everything a person says or does, and several affiliations may matter at once?

Choose one

1 point

How can a speaker's word choice or grammar relate to social groups such as those connected with region, occupation, or age?

A
They can only signal the speaker's permanent identity.
B
They always reveal the speaker's intention exactly.
C
They have meaning only when the speaker uses a different language.
D
They can signal affiliation, distance, or ambivalence toward social groups.

Open ended

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A company requires applicants to use an accent it calls “professional,” even though applicants have comparable qualifications. Explain how language ideologies and institutional power may shape this policy, and give one principle for analyzing its effects without making assumptions about an individual speaker.

3 Language and Identity Online Quiz Questions

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