Final Flashcards
Finite State Transducers (FST)Z
Automaton that works on two (or more) tapes.
“translating machine” – they read from one of the tapes and write onto the other.
what does alt lab stand for?
Alberta Language Technology Laboratory
what is a intelligent dictionairy?
it can vary its actions in response to varying situations, varying requirements and/or past experience
what does the alt lab do?
Keeps text descriptions of morphological affixation
list projects alt has done?
web based dictionairies, searchable databases, spell checkers and language learning applications
Alt works with what languages?
algonquian, dene and haida
what does the saying “children are sponges” mean?
children absorb language at a quicker rate that adults
who is the target audience for language revitalization?
pre school children and their families
whats a language nest?
an immersion-based approach to language revitalization in early-childhood education.
where did language nests originate?
1980s maori in new zealand
what are the three steps in language nests?
- group of preschool age children and their parents
- Follow progress and build immersion
- Adults that have spent their entire lives in immersion
system, along with the support of their parents
what is rapid word collection?
collecting words by using a systematic method in a workshop
in order to create a dictionairy you need a…
database
RWC 9 domains of language?
- Universe, creation
- Person
- Language and thought
- Social behaviour
- Daily life
- Work and occupation
- Physical actions
- States
- Grammar
Mohawk immersion school at
Kahnawa:ke established when?
1988
Mohawk immersion school driven by who?
parents and community
what was mowhawks goal?
create a home like environment
what do kids learn at mowhawk?
learn the language through nature walks, elders, song, dance
how long is the adult mowhawk school?
Two-year full time program
Eight months a year, 5 days a week, 7 hours a week
Third year program in development
what is tpr and when was it formed
Learning through basic body movement commands total physical response in 1982
how do you use tpr to learn language
simon says-style games
Action songs
Tasks and races
whats asla?
accelerated second language aquisition
how do use asla
Uses pictures and/or drawings of life happenings
whats the communicative approach
Learn language in natural context, focusing on learning on how to properly communicate and
interactions with one another.
Task-based language learning (TBLT)
language learning is based around everyday tasks such as
getting ready for school, shopping for groceries, ordering in a restaurant, etc
whats the direct method?
no translation, use of sentences, questions and answers within a particular context.
in the master apprentice progrgam whats the goal
oraal fluency not written
what language family was the first language nest at Chief Atahm School and when?
Salishan language family, 1987
who is map for?
Specifically implied for indigenous languages
Applicable to cases where there are only a few speakers
Focus their efforts on one learner the apprenetic
what is needed in a language act? Hint (luv)
Recommend a 20-year strategy;
i. LEARN: Increasing numbers of speakers and learners
ii. USE: Increasing opportunities for language use
iii. VALUE: Improving language attitudes/public awareness
what are the nine factors of language vitality?
- intergenerational language transmission
- number of speakers
- proportion of speakers
- shifts in domains of language use
- response to media
- materials for language education
- governmental and institutional language attitudes
- community members’ attitudes toward their own language
- type and quality of documentation