What Is the Relationship Between Language and Social Inequality

question 78

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between language and social inequality?

• A) Language may reproduce the inequalities that exist in society.
• B) The language that people used in the past reflected stereotypes, but it no longer does.
• C) Words are just words and reflect social status only if the listener wants them to.
• D) Language rarely reflects the social value put on groups and when it does is frequently inaccurate.

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