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Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) - Linguistics Previous Year Questions

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5Papers
5Years
15Questions
1Topics

Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) question pattern

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Questions by year

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Difficulty distribution

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Medium 11 73.3%
Easy 4 26.7%

Question type distribution

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MCQ 10 66.7%
MSQ 5 33.3%

Subject weightage

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Linguistics
15 Qs

Most asked topics

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Sociolinguistics (Language and Society)
15 Qs

Subtopic coverage

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Language Variation
6 Qs
Bi- and Multilingualism
6 Qs
Language and Policy
3 Qs

Paper coverage

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Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics (XH-C3) 2026
2 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2025
2 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2024
4 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2023
4 Qs
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2022
3 Qs

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Language Variation

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6 questions5 papers5 years

Bi- and Multilingualism

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6 questions4 papers4 years

Language and Policy

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3 questions3 papers3 years

Included previous year papers

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Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics (XH-C3) 20262026
2 questions in this view		2026
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Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 20252025
2 questions in this view		2025
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Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 20242024
4 questions in this view		2024
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Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 20232023
4 questions in this view		2023
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Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 20222022
3 questions in this view		2022
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2022 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Language Variation
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2022
Bill walked into a store in New York, looking for a restroom. He asked a storekeeper which floor the men’s restroom is and he replied, /ðə fɔɾ flɔ/ for the fourth floor. What kind of store Bill must have walked into?
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2023 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Language Variation
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2023

In sociolinguistics, the term ‘anti-language’ refers to the language used for

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2024 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Bi- and Multilingualism
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2024
The following sentences are examples of Hinglish. What term is used to describe such productions?
i. Yaar, if you don't come now, ticket nahin milega.
ii. Sahi direction mein utha har kadam...after all life is all about the next step.
iii. Pepsi- Yeh Dil Maange More!
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2025 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Language and Policy
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2025

Language X is in vigorous use, with literature in a standardized form being used by some, though this is not yet widespread or sustainable. Based on the EGIDS scale by Lewis and Simons 2010, what is the status of the language X?

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2026 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Bi- and Multilingualism
Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics (XH-C3) 2026
Which ONE of the following options represents the correct mapping of types of bilingualism in Column X and the descriptions in Column Y?
Column X: Types of BilingualismColumn Y: Description
P. Simultaneous1. L2 learned after L1 with equal competence in both
Q. Sequential2. L1 and L2 learned with reduced competence in L2
R. Passive3. L1 and L2 learned with reduced competence in L1
S. Subtractive4. L1 and L2 learned together with equal competence in both
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2022 · Linguistics · Sociolinguistics (Language and Society) · Language Variation
Humanities & Social Sciences-Linguistics (XH-C3) 2022

Which of the following statement(s) apply to pidgins?

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