Lesson 1

Question 1

Which dialect?
The pastor’s message was such a blessing.

Answer 1

Social dialect

Question 2

Which dialect?
He be workin’.

Answer 2

Ethnic dialect

Question 3

Which dialect?
I reckon it’s time for supper.

Answer 3

Regional dialect

Question 4

Teens tend to use their own special language with each other. This language is an example of a ______ dialect.

Answer 4

Social

Question 5

African American Vernacular, Chicano English, and Cajun English are examples of _____ dialect.

Answer 5

Ethnic

Question 6

3 Dialects differ from one another in what aspects?

Answer 6

Pronunciation
Idiom
Vocabulary

Question 7

Which regional dialect is closest to Standard English?

Answer 7

General American

Question 8

The types of dialect many people speak include ethnic, regional, and _____

Answer 8

Social

Question 9

I putted the toys on the shelf.

Answer 9

Adult like overgeneralizing

Question 10

Gurgle! Coo! Waaah!

Answer 10

Silent period

Question 11

Sand shoe!

Answer 11

Telegraphic stage

Question 12

Ba ba, da da, ma ma!

Answer 12

Babbling stage

Question 13

Mo?

Answer 13

Holophrastic stage

Question 14

Stage 1

Answer 14

Silent Period stage

Question 15

Stage 1

Answer 15

Babbling stage

Question 16

Stage 2

Answer 16

Babbling stage

Question 17

Stage 3

Answer 17

Holophrastic stage

Question 18

Stage 4

Answer 18

Telegraphic stage

Question 19

Stage 5

Answer 19

Adult capacity

Question 20

T/F Humans learn sounds in their order of difficulty

Answer 20

True

Question 21

T/F It is more difficult to learn a second language than a first language.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Adult like capacity happens at what age?

Answer 22

5

Question 23

T/F Human beings are pre-owned for language.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

No one taught you your native language.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

A person learning a new language as an adult goes through a process called ______

Answer 25

Second language acquisition

Question 26

Sometimes, you applied a rule everywhere, even in places where it didn’t apply. This is called ______

Answer 26

Overgeneralization

Question 27

As a baby and young child, you went through stages of _______ that allowed you to learn English.

Answer 27

Natural language acquisition