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Ling 115 - FinalResearch on language attitudes supports which of the following conclusions?
- correct answer ✔That language attitudes can be triggered by general
linguistic characteristics, such as speaking a particular language or dialect, or
by specific features, such as using a certain word or phrase.
Research on language attitudes has found all of the following EXCEPT which
one? - correct answer ✔That listeners tend to perceive speakers of high-
status varieties as warmer and more friendly than speakers of low-status
varieties.
Students who speak non-standard dialects of English often struggle in school.
All of the following factors contribute to their struggles EXCEPT which one? -
correct answer ✔Non-standard dialects, due to the relative simplicity of their
grammars, do not enable their speakers to process and express complex
academic ideas.
Which of the following is NOT one of the approaches to dealing with students
who come to school speaking a non-standard dialect of English? - correct
answer ✔Helping students master their non-standard English dialect so they
can speak it proficiently.
Which of the following is NOT one of the goals that Ms. Washington mentions
in connection with her use of Ebonics in the classroom? - correct answer
✔For students to become proficient in Ebonics and Standard English.
Ms. Wolfe describes Standard English in which of the following ways? -
correct answer ✔a .beautiful
b. absolutely everything
, *c.both (a) and (b)*
Which of the following education systems do(es) NOT exist? - correct answer
✔A system in which native speakers of Language A attend school in
Language B and vice versa, so that everyone ends up bilingual.
A system in which the language of formal education is no one's native
language, so everyone has to learn a new language.
A system in which language-minority students learn the majority language in
preschool so that they're ready when it's time to start school.
*Actually, all of these systems exist.*
Which of the following tends to be true of systems that focus on majority-
language education? - correct answer ✔Proficiency in the majority language
is the main goal, so what happens to the other language(s) is irrelevant.
Which of the following best describes the "pivot generation" in the three-
generation model of language shift? - correct answer ✔The first generation
that speaks primarily the new language
All of the following are reasons that languages die EXCEPT which one? -
correct answer ✔cognitive reasons, such as a language's grammar or
vocabulary being too difficult for people to learn
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