Author Question: Why might lower-class speakers continue to use styles of language that are stigmatized? a. Styles ... (Read 87 times)

drink · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Why might lower-class speakers continue to use styles of language that are stigmatized?

a. Styles of speech serve as a marker for membership into a group.
b. They do not have the appropriate education to adopt upper-class patterns of language.
c. They have never been exposed to standardized language, and so do not know that their speech is non-standard.
d. Styles of speech are inherited, and cannot be changed by individuals.

Question 2

Research by Ochs and Taylor found that dinnertime conversations in America follow a __________ pattern.

a. random
b. father knows best
c. mother knows best
d. mother in the spotlight