Dialects and Bilingualism Flashcards
What percentage of US people over the age of 5 know a language other than English?
18%
What are the 4 methods of school talk?
CRUD
- Class Presentations
- Reports
- Unfamilar Words
- Descriptions/Explanations
The lack of school talk with preschoolers may lead to what two things?
- Lower academic achievement
2. Lower reading comprehension
What is a systematic sub variant of a particular language that is spoken by a sizeable group of people?
Dialects
What 4 ways do dialacts vary across deminsions?
GAGS
- Geographical Origin
- Age/Ethnicity
- Gender
- Socioeconomic Class
What three ways do dialects differ?
- Grammer
- Lexicon
- Pronunciation
What is the area called in which 2 languages conflict and 1 language interferes with another?
Interference Point
What are speech adaptations that depend on the social and communicative demands of the situation?
Registers
What is the term for when people assume their dialect or the standard dialect is the most appropaite or superior dialect?
Linguistic Chauvinism
What are sterotypes that concern the sex role appropriations of particular speech patterns?
Genderlects
Which sex is labeled rapport talkers?
Females
What is the term for black english or african american dialact?
Ebonics
What are most studied non english dialects associated with?
Racial Groups
What is used in black english to represent a continuous state rather than a temportary state?
Auxilary Be Verb
Which race has the largest ethnic population?
Hispanics
True Bilingualism is rare. What is the norm called?
Semi Proficiency
What type of development involves 2 languages developing before the age of 3?
Simultaneous Acquisition
What type of development involves one language being learned before age 3 and the other being learned after?
Successive Acquisition
How many years does it take to truly learn a second language?
Seven
What is involved in the learning of a second language after age 6?
Right Hemisphere of the Brain
What are 4 characteristics of home talk?
- Familiar Words
- Balanced Turn Taking
- Shared context and background to reduce explananing
- Immediately relevant information
What are three purposes of home talk?
GAD
- Give Information
- Accomplish Activities
- Develop and Maintain Relationships
What are 4 methods of home talk?
CASE
- Conversations
- Assumptions of Knowledge
- Slang
- Experiences and Opinions
What are 5 characteristics of school talk?
- Words are Unfamilar
- Related to newly presented information
- Formal Vocabulary vs. Slang
- More details are given
- Topics are Not relevant at the time(thinking, ect)
What are the 3 purposes of school talk?
ABE
- Answer Questions
- Build Knowledge
- Encourage Scientific/Logical Thinking
