Name : kharisma Wilantara

NIM : 202020516

Class : PBI 04

MID TERM SOCIOLINGUISTICS

1.) a. What are the social factors that account for using a particular variety?

Certain social factors have been relevant in accounting for the particular variety of language used. Four
social factors relate to the users of language : the participants, the setting, the topic and the function.

b. Give examples as you explain each of the factors! (25 points)

1. The participants: who is speaking and who are they speaking to? Who is talking to whom

Examples : wife-husband, customer-shopkeeper, boss-worker) is important.

2. The setting or social context of the interaction: where are they speaking?

Examples : home, work, school is generally a relevant factor too.

3. The topic: what is being talked about? The topic has proved an influence on language choice.

4. The function: why are they speaking? The aim or purpose of the interaction (informative, social) may
be relevant.

2.) How many varieties do you use on a normal weekday?

Consider which variety you use: in your home, at university, at the shops in a restaurant.

Do you ever use more than one variety in the same social context? If so why? (25 points)

3.) How can the following three dimensions be used to distinguish between H and L varieties in a
diglossic speech community? (25 points)

a. Formality, A formality scale relating to the setting or type of interaction.

b. Social distance, A social distance scale concerned with participant relationships.

c. Social status,
4. a. Study this following utterances. The speakers used both Tagalog and English in Their conversation:
(5 points)

What kind(s) of code switching occurred in this conversation? Give your explanation

b. Study this following utterances. The speakers used both Tagalog and English in Their conversation: (5
points)

What kind(s) of code switching occurred in this conversation? Give your explanation

c. Study this following utterances. The speakers used both Tagalog and English in Their conversation: (5
points)
What kind(s) of code switching occurred in this conversation? Give your explanation

d. Study this following utterances. The speakers used both Tagalog and English in Their conversation: (5
points)

What kind(s) of code switching occurred in this conversation? Give your explanation