This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Linguists view African American Vernacular English (AAVE) as: a. Inferior to Standard Spoken ... (Read 258 times)

abarnes

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
on: Jul 10, 2018
Linguists view African American Vernacular English (AAVE) as:
 
  a. Inferior to Standard Spoken American English (SSAE).
  b. Neither superior nor inferior to SSAE.
  c. More complicated but less abstract than SSAE.
  d. Simpler than SSAE but more abstract.
  e. Linguists do not recognize the existence of AAVE.

Question 2

A study of speech norms in the United States indicated that:
 
  a. Social class has no effect on speech patterns.
  b. Each social class has only one norm regarding pronunciation.
  c. Variation of speech patterns is most characteristic of upwardly mobile social classes.
  d. The lowest classes make the most effort to impress others by using different speech forms in different situations.
  e. Studies of linguistic variation make no real contribution to understanding social class differences.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

yuyiding

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 357
Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C


abarnes

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 556
Reply #2 on: Jul 10, 2018
TY


yuyiding

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 357
Reply #3 on: Jul 10, 2018
Happy to Help


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Automated pill dispensing systems have alarms to alert patients when the correct dosing time has arrived. Most systems work with many varieties of medications, so patients who are taking a variety of drugs can still be in control of their dose regimen.

Did you know?

Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.

Did you know?

There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.

Did you know?

When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).

Did you know?

Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.

The American Lion was one of the abundant Pleistocene megafauna, a wide variety of very large mammal The American Lion was one of the abundant Pleistocene megafauna, a wide variety of very large mammal
The eye. Lateral view of a sectioned eyeball in its socket. The eye. Lateral view of a sectioned eyeball in its socket.
Urinalysis. During a simple urinalysis, a stick with colored blocks is dipped into a urine specimen. Urinalysis. During a simple urinalysis, a stick with colored blocks is dipped into a urine specimen.
Microscopic view of glucagon and insulin secreting cells in the islet Langerhan Microscopic view of glucagon and insulin secreting cells in the islet Langerhan
Bill Size in African Finches Bill Size in African Finches
Video: Congenital Heart Defects Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library