Sociolinguistics - Regional & Social Dialects

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Across
  1. 2. Social class is a short term to differentiate people with differences in social prestige, ___ and education.
  2. 4. What is sometimes identified as ‘the Queen’s English’?
  3. 5. Standard English is _____ accommodating than RP.
  4. 7. Most linguistic variation will be found a the _______ socio-economic level.
  5. 8. Along with vocabulary and grammar, this aspect of regional variation differentiates dialects.
  6. 10. This word would be the equivalent of “travail” or “work” in the Quebecois French dialect and could be considered a form of Anglicism.
  7. 11. Cross-continental variation creates a blend of dialects that resembles a ______.
Down
  1. 1. Social variation in language is due to ______ factors.
  2. 3. This concept determines the amount of variability a dialect could have based on a measurable period of ______.
  3. 4. There is a consistent ____ between social class and language patterns
  4. 6. Lowest social groups use more ____ forms.
  5. 9. Another language in which linguistic variations are observable