The Impact of Linguistic and Cultural Diversity on Speech Sound Production

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

Demographics: persons from multicultural backgrounds are increasing greatly in the U.S.

• Elective services (choice–accent training for adults, for example)
• Public Schools: no elective services. Treat disorders, not differences
• Speech Sound Errors: transfer from L1 (first language) or actual characteristics of a disorder?
• Transfer–> a structure in L2 (second language) is influenced directly by a structure in L1

Question 2

Language Varieties

Answer 2

• Dialects —> mutually intelligible forms of a language associated with a particular region, ethnicity, or social class.
• In U.S., business dialect is General American English (also called Mainstream American English and Standard American English)

Question 3

Children may be bidialectal or bilingual

Answer 3

Two kinds of bilingualism:

1.