Author Question: Why do stigmatized language varieties persist despite discrimination? A because languages and ... (Read 13 times)

iveyjurea · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Why do stigmatized language varieties persist despite discrimination?

A because languages and language varieties tend not to change over time
B because people in weak social networks become educated in a stigmatized variety
C because people in close-knit social networks become educated in a stigmatized variety
D because weak social networks have significant community pressure and strong interpersonal bonds
E because close-knit social networks have significant community pressure and strong interpersonal bonds

Question 2

People have cultural presuppositions about

A greetings.
B how conversations are structured.
C what arguments are like.
D teasing.
E how conversations should be structured.