【简答题】Listed below are some possible audiences. What might they be interested in reading about? Choose topics from the box and match them up with a possible audience. Some topics might match with more than ...
【单选题】Sociolinguistics is concerned with the ethnography of speaking, that is, with cultural and subcultural patterns of speech variation in different social contexts. The sociolinguist might ask, for examp...
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A foreigner may be familiar with the English language but not with the appropriate topics for making small talk.
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North Americans may not respond appropriately to greetings in other societies.
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Conversation differs around the world.
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Sociolinguists are interested in how speech is used in different cultures and different social contexts, such as in making small talk and greeting people.