What Is the Relationship Between Language and Social Inequality

question 55

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 use may alter social stereotypes to some extent.
• C) The power relations in a situation provide a context for the meanings of particular expressions.
• D) All of these choices are true.

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