B&B Mock Quiz

Subtractive bilingualism occurs when...

• An individual can understand a particular language but is unable to use it productively

• L2 is acquired at the expense of L1

• The home language is maintained in a family setting throughout childhood and there is no consistent exposure to the dominant community language

• An individual’s L1-L2 proficiency is not balanced

Work, Education, Media, Family, and Home are all examples of language use domains.

• True

• False

------------------ are defined by three important social factors namely Participants, setting, topic

• Domains

• Identities

• Social classes

• Language shifts

In defining a bilingual person, which of the following statements is the most appropriate, according to Li Wei’s (2007) definition?

• Bilingualism begins when the speaker of one language can produce complete meaningful utterances in the other language.

• Bilinguals are those who have native-like control of 2 languages.

• Bilinguals are those people who have equal competence in both languages.

• The term bilingual primarily describes someone with the possession of two or more languages.

"This morning I hantar my baby tu dekat babysitter tu lah."

This sentence is an example of:

• Domain

• Intra-sentential

• Mixed languages

• Inter-sentential

A ---------------- is a neutral term which can be used to denote a language or a variety of language.

• Language shift

• Code

• Code-switching

• Dormant language

The phenomenon that one person speaks in language A and the other one responds in language Alpha is known as -----------------.

• Dilingual

• Bilingual

• Monolingual

• Monolingual First language

Romaine (1995) classified Bilingual families according to...

• Parental strategy

• Non-dominant home language

• Childhood bilingualism

• Bilingual acquisition

Simultaneous acquisition of two languages takes place when a child has been introduced to two languages at the age of 3.

• True

• False

Code-mixing is largely a confusion-based phenomenon and reflects children’s communicative incompetence.

• True

• False