The Influence of a Person's Class Status on What Pronunciation

question 20

Multiple Choice

The influence of a person's class status on what pronunciation he/she uses;a speaker's choice of more complicated vocabulary and grammar when he/she is speaking to a professional audience;the influence of language on culture--all these are the concerns of _______________.

• A)descriptive linguistics
• B)historical linguistics
• C)sociolinguistics
• D)linguistic nationalism
• E)displacement

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Definitions:

Testamentary Trust

A trust created by a will that becomes effective upon the death of the person who created it.

Settlor's Death

The event of the death of an individual who has established a trust, potentially triggering changes in the management or distribution of the trust's assets.

Spendthrift Trust

A type of trust that is created to prevent the beneficiary's assets from being squandered or from being claimed by creditors by providing restricted access to the trust assets.

Personal Representative

An individual appointed to administer the estate of a deceased person.