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T/F: Only some people speak a dialect.
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False; everyone speaks a dialect.
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T/F: American English has a standard pronunciation.
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False.
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Define Idiolect.
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The dialect of each individual; each person has their own.
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T/F: American English has a standard grammar & vocab.
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True.
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What does NORM stand for?
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Non-mobile Older Rural Male.
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Define Isogloss.
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The boundary between two areas with regard to a SINGLE linguistic item.
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What may a bundle of isoglosses indicate?
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A Dialect Boundary.
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When does Pidgin develop?
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You have to communicate 2 groups that don't share a same language.
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What does Pidgin lack?
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Native speakers.
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Define Creole.
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When a child born hearing the parents speak a pidgin language develop it as their native language.
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