Creole Exam Dialectal Variation 2

Question 1

Which term describes a creole that has shifted back toward its lexifier language over time due to social pressure?

Accepted Answer

Decreolization

Answer

Decreolization occurs when a creole adopts more features of the prestigious lexifier language, often due to education or social mobility pressures.

Question 2

In Haitian Creole, the article system differs from French primarily in that articles are:

Accepted Answer

Postposed after the noun

Answer

Haitian Creole places definite articles after the noun (e.g., 'kay la' = 'the house'), unlike French where articles precede the noun.

Question 3

The speech variety closest to the standard language on the creole continuum is called the:

Accepted Answer

Acrolect

Answer

The acrolect is the variety of speech on a creole continuum that most closely resembles the standard or prestige language.

Question 4

Which US state has been historically associated with Louisiana Creole, a French-based creole language?

Accepted Answer

Louisiana

Answer

Louisiana Creole developed among enslaved and free Black populations in Louisiana and is still spoken there today.

Question 5

Gullah, spoken on the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia, is primarily lexified by which language?

Accepted Answer

English

Answer

Gullah is an English-based creole that developed among enslaved Africans on the Sea Islands and retains many West African grammatical features.

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