bilinguals Flashcards

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achieved bilingual

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bilingual later than childhood

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additive bilingual

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someone whose two languages combine in a complementary fashion

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3
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ambilingual

A

equivalent knowledge

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4
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ascendant bilingual

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someone whose ability to function in an L2 is developing owing to increased use

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5
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ascribed bilingual

A

two languages in childhood

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6
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asymmetrical bilingual

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understands an L2 but not speak or write it

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7
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balanced bilingual

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equivalent knowledge

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8
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compound bilingual

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someone whose two languages are learnt at the same time, same context

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9
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consecutive bilingual

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after L1 has developed

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10
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coordinate

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separate contexts

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11
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covert

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conceals their knowledge due to an attitudinal disposition

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12
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diagonal

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bilingual in a nonstandard language and an unrelated standard language

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13
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dominant bilingual

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greater proficiency in one language and uses it much more

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14
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early bilingual

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acquired two languages early in childhood

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15
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equilingual

A

equivalent knowledge

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16
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functional

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can operate in two languages, with or without full fluency

17
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horizontal

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bilingual in two distinct languages that have a similar or equal status

18
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incipient bilingual

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early stages of bilingualism

19
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late bilingual

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become bilingual later than childhood

20
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maximal

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near native control

21
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minimal bilingual

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only a few words or phrases in an L2

22
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natural bilingual

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no specific training, often not in the position to translate or interpret with facility between languages

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passive bilingual

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only understands

24
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primary

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no specific training, often not in the position to translate or interpret with facility between languages

25
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productive

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not only understands, but speaks and writers

26
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receptive

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only understands

27
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recessive

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begins to feel some difficulty in understanding or expressing themselves with ease owing to lack of use

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secondary

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L2 added to L1 via instruction

29
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semibilingual

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only undestand

30
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semilingual

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insufficient knowledge of either languages

31
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simultaneous bilingual

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two languages present from the onset of speech

32
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subordinate

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interference in his language usage by reducing the patterns of the L2 to those of the L1

33
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subtractive

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someone whose L2 is acquired at the expense of L1

34
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successive

A

L2 added after L1

35
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symmetrical bilingual

A

equivalent knowledge