Dialects and Bilingualism

Question 1

What percentage of US people over the age of 5 know a language other than English?

Answer 1

18%

Question 2

What are the 4 methods of school talk?

Answer 2

CRUD

1. Class Presentations
2. Reports
3. Unfamilar Words
4. Descriptions/Explanations

Question 3

The lack of school talk with preschoolers may lead to what two things?

Answer 3

1. Lower academic achievement

2. Lower reading comprehension

Question 4

What is a systematic sub variant of a particular language that is spoken by a sizeable group of people?

Answer 4

Dialects

Question 5

What 4 ways do dialacts vary across deminsions?

Answer 5

GAGS

1. Geographical Origin
2. Age/Ethnicity
3. Gender
4. Socioeconomic Class

Question 6

What three ways do dialects differ?

Answer 6

1. Grammer
2. Lexicon
3. Pronunciation

Question 7

What is the area called in which 2 languages conflict and 1 language interferes with another?

Answer 7

Interference Point

Question 8

What are speech adaptations that depend on the social and communicative demands of the situation?

Answer 8

Registers

Question 9

What is the term for when people assume their dialect or the standard dialect is the most appropaite or superior dialect?

Answer 9

Linguistic Chauvinism

Question 10

What are sterotypes that concern the sex role appropriations of particular speech patterns?

Answer 10

Genderlects

Question 11

Which sex is labeled rapport talkers?

Answer 11

Females

Question 12

What is the term for black english or african american dialact?

Answer 12

Ebonics

Question 13

What are most studied non english dialects associated with?

Answer 13

Racial Groups

Question 14

What is used in black english to represent a continuous state rather than a temportary state?

Answer 14

Auxilary Be Verb

Question 15

Which race has the largest ethnic population?

Answer 15

Hispanics

Question 16

True Bilingualism is rare. What is the norm called?

Answer 16

Semi Proficiency

Question 17

What type of development involves 2 languages developing before the age of 3?

Answer 17

Simultaneous Acquisition

Question 18

What type of development involves one language being learned before age 3 and the other being learned after?

Answer 18

Successive Acquisition

Question 19

How many years does it take to truly learn a second language?

Answer 19

Seven

Question 20

What is involved in the learning of a second language after age 6?

Answer 20

Right Hemisphere of the Brain

Question 21

What are 4 characteristics of home talk?

Answer 21

1. Familiar Words
2. Balanced Turn Taking
3. Shared context and background to reduce explananing
4. Immediately relevant information

Question 22

What are three purposes of home talk?

Answer 22

GAD

1. Give Information
2. Accomplish Activities
3. Develop and Maintain Relationships

Question 23

What are 4 methods of home talk?

Answer 23

CASE

1. Conversations
2. Assumptions of Knowledge
3. Slang
4. Experiences and Opinions

Question 24

What are 5 characteristics of school talk?

Answer 24

1. Words are Unfamilar
2. Related to newly presented information
3. Formal Vocabulary vs. Slang
4. More details are given
5. Topics are Not relevant at the time(thinking, ect)

Question 25

What are the 3 purposes of school talk?

Answer 25

ABE 1. Answer Questions 2. Build Knowledge 3. Encourage Scientific/Logical Thinking