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