bilinguals Flashcards
achieved bilingual
bilingual later than childhood
additive bilingual
someone whose two languages combine in a complementary fashion
ambilingual
equivalent knowledge
ascendant bilingual
someone whose ability to function in an L2 is developing owing to increased use
ascribed bilingual
two languages in childhood
asymmetrical bilingual
understands an L2 but not speak or write it
balanced bilingual
equivalent knowledge
compound bilingual
someone whose two languages are learnt at the same time, same context
consecutive bilingual
after L1 has developed
coordinate
separate contexts
covert
conceals their knowledge due to an attitudinal disposition
diagonal
bilingual in a nonstandard language and an unrelated standard language
dominant bilingual
greater proficiency in one language and uses it much more
early bilingual
acquired two languages early in childhood
equilingual
equivalent knowledge
functional
can operate in two languages, with or without full fluency
horizontal
bilingual in two distinct languages that have a similar or equal status
incipient bilingual
early stages of bilingualism
late bilingual
become bilingual later than childhood
maximal
near native control
minimal bilingual
only a few words or phrases in an L2
natural bilingual
no specific training, often not in the position to translate or interpret with facility between languages
passive bilingual
only understands
primary
no specific training, often not in the position to translate or interpret with facility between languages
productive
not only understands, but speaks and writers
receptive
only understands
recessive
begins to feel some difficulty in understanding or expressing themselves with ease owing to lack of use
secondary
L2 added to L1 via instruction
semibilingual
only undestand
semilingual
insufficient knowledge of either languages
simultaneous bilingual
two languages present from the onset of speech
subordinate
interference in his language usage by reducing the patterns of the L2 to those of the L1
subtractive
someone whose L2 is acquired at the expense of L1
successive
L2 added after L1
symmetrical bilingual
equivalent knowledge