Ideologies of language MCQs

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1. What does “language ideology” primarily refer to?





2. Language ideologies often link language to:





3. Who described language ideologies as “sets of beliefs about language articulated by users as a rationalization or justification of perceived language structure and use”?





4. Which is an example of language ideology?





5. Language ideologies can be:





6. What is “standard language ideology”?





7. Which ideology assumes monolingualism as the norm?





8. Language ideologies often shape:





9. Belief that certain languages are “backward” or “primitive” reflects:





10. The idea that a language represents a pure cultural identity is an example of:





11. Which field often examines language ideologies critically?





12. Language ideologies influence:





13. A language ideology that values written over spoken forms is called:





14. When a society promotes English as the only language of progress, this is an example of:





15. What is “language purism”?





16. Which ideology assumes that children must abandon home languages to succeed?





17. Language ideologies can be implicit or explicit. Implicit ideologies are:





18. Which concept links language ideologies to inequality?





19. Believing that “standard English is the only correct English” is an example of:





20. Language ideologies often contribute to:





21. Which ideology supports the coexistence of multiple languages in a nation?





22. Language ideologies are often transmitted through:





23. Belief that some dialects are “lazy” or “incorrect” comes from:





24. Language ideologies may affect:





25. Who are often seen as the main carriers of dominant language ideologies?





26. What is “linguistic nationalism”?





27. The belief that language decline equals cultural decline reflects:





28. Language ideologies can shape:





29. Which is an ideology that supports code-switching and linguistic hybridity?





30. Language ideologies are closely tied to:





31. Which ideology often marginalizes indigenous languages?





32. “Accent discrimination” is a result of:





33. Language ideologies can create a myth that some languages are:





34. Which ideology values linguistic authenticity over modernization?





35. What is “language standardization” linked to ideologically?





36. Ideologies of language are:





37. Belief that bilingualism confuses children is an example of:





38. Language ideologies may justify:





39. Critical scholars argue language ideologies must be:





40. Which is an example of positive language ideology?





41. Language ideologies affect perceptions of:





42. Belief that language reflects innate racial superiority is:





43. Which ideology promotes the idea that local dialects should replace dominant ones in education?





44. Language ideologies are often reinforced by:





45. Linguistic human rights movements challenge:





46. Which concept critiques standard language ideology as socially constructed?





47. Language ideologies can affect:





48. Belief that “language should remain unchanged to preserve culture” is:





49. Language ideologies may lead to:





50. The study of language ideologies helps us:





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