alleryWhich kind of speech do descriptive fieldworkers prefer?
ARehearsed formal speech
BTranslated written texts
CSpontaneous natural speech
DDictated spelling lists
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Spontaneous natural speech
1. Researchers record samples from different speakers.
2. Speech that comes naturally is preferred, with elicitation used as a supplement.
3. Rehearsed, translated or dictated material is less natural.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic description, Methods_
Keep practising Linguistic Prescription
Browse all Linguistic Prescription questions for CTET, or explore more Language I topics.
Related questions
A critique of CLT says incorrect utterances pass if what holds?Elaine Ridge criticised CLT for implying consensus on defining what?Michael Swan said CLT's focus on function can leave which gap?In Bachman's survey, where does grammatical competence fall?What does the Dogme approach say stifles communication?How does CLT position the teacher?Before CLT, which competence had top priority?Communicative language teaching emphasizes what as both means and goal?