When ____ occurs, speakers of one dialect come to view themselves as superior to speakers of another dialect and make negative assumptions about individuals who speak the other dialect.
a. phonemism
b. word superioity
c. dialectic prejudice
d. linguicism
Ques. 2____ refers to a regional variety of a language distinguished by features such as vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
a. Pidgin
b. Creole
c. Dialect
d. Language
Ques. 3A ____ develops when people of two different language groups are in prolonged contact with one another and the language users of the two groups begin to share some vocabulary that is superimposed onto each group's language use.
a. pidgin
b. creole
c. dialect
d. slang
Ques. 4The dual-system hypothesis suggests that the bilingual's two languages ____.
a. serve a dual function, one cognitive and another practical
b. progress toward greater fluency in a reciprocal and mutual manner
c. are represented in separate cognitive systems
d. lead to the development of two systems of thought
Ques. 5The single-system hypothesis suggests that the bilingual's two languages ____.
a. serve a single function with a facilitative effect on cognition
b. are represented in a unified cognitive system
c. progress toward greater fluency in a unitary manner
d. lead to the development of a single system of thought
Ques. 6Adults may have difficulty learning a new language because ____.
a. they are too old to learn new vocabulary
b. they continue to primarily rely on their native language
c. syntax must be learned before adolescence
d. the lexicon cannot integrate that amount of information
Ques. 7In ____ bilingualism, a person first learns one language and then, at a later time, learns a second language.
a. additive
b. sequential
c. simultaneous
d. subtractive