The dialects spoken by people who are in a powerful elite group are perceived to be
A) political dialects
B) codeswitching dialects
C) personal idiolects
D) privileged dialects

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The term "privileged dialects" implies that those who speak them belong to a powerful elite group. These dialects may include specific vocabulary, syntax, and pronunciation that signal the speaker's membership in this group and their relative social status. Examples might include the dialects spoken by politicians, CEOs, or other high-ranking officials. Codeswitching and personal idiolects are more general concepts that can apply to dialects spoken by people in any social group, while "political dialects" is not a commonly used term in linguistic research.

The Dialects Spoken by People Who Are in a Powerful