Ling 115 Midterm 2 Hw Questions And Answers

LING 115 MIDTERM 2 HW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What type of code-switching is this example? (Tok Pisin/English)

Will you "rubim" off?

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Insertion/Intra-sentential
Alternation/Inter-sentential - Correct Answers -Correct
Insertion/Intra-sentential

The most code-switching occurs when...

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the speaker knows two languages but is far more proficient in one than the other.
the speaker knows two languages and is equally proficient in both of them.
the speaker knows only one language, but knows some words or phrases of another. -
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the speaker knows two languages and is equally proficient in both of them.

Which type of code-switching uses vocabulary AND syntax from both languages?

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Insertion/Intra-sentential
Alternation/Inter-sentential - Correct Answers -Selected Answer:
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Alternation/Inter-sentential

The use of Colloquial Lebonese Arabic versus Modern Standard Arabic is an example
of

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Code-switching
Monolingualism
Diglossia
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Diglossia

Imagine that there is a speech community that speaks two languages: Soapese and
Shampooese. Soapese is used at home and in religious services. It isn't usually written,
and the people think of it as a patois. Shampooese is used in government business and

,in school. It is written down, but it would never be used for casual conversation. How
could we best describe this situation?

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Two varieties of the same language.
Two separate languages.
Diglossia
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Diglossia

Puerto Rican Spanish in New York is usually used at home and with family/friends while
English is used by the same community for government, school, and business. Different
members of the community know Spanish and English to varying degrees though, so it
sometimes happens that someone will need to use Spanish when interacting with the
government (ex: in a courtroom). Also, some families, in order to ensure that their
children are proficient in English, use English in the home. This situation can best be
described as:

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Code-switching
Monolingualism
Diglossia
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Which of the following is an example of diglossia?

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The use of German vs. French in Switzerland
The use of Swiss German vs. High German in Switzerland
The use of Quebec French vs. Parisian French
The use of Puerto Rican Spanish vs. English in New York City - Correct Answers -
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The use of Swiss German vs. High German in Switzerland

The low variety in a diglossic situation will generally be:

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Learned by all children in the home.
Learned at school, seldom in the home.
Unknown to a majority of the population.
Unknown to a small portion (less than half) of the population. - Correct Answers -
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Learned by all children in the home.

, In a diglossic situation, a speaker is talking to her brother as part of a school exercise.
Her and her brother are standing in front of the class giving a presentation on syntactic
structures. What language is this speaker most likely using?

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The low variety
The high variety
Code-switching words from the low variety into the high variety.
Code-switching words from the high variety into the low variety. - Correct Answers -
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The high variety

Which of the following statements is FALSE about diglossia?

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A diglossic situation always has a low and a high variety.
Quechua speakers in Peru exist in a diglossic situation.
Diglossia is really normal throughout the world.
Only two languages can be involved in a diglossic situation - Correct Answers -Selected
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Only two languages can be involved in a diglossic situation.

Which of the following is an example of Triggering?

The sentence is French/German code-switching and means: "I drank a Radler with
lunch yesterday." A Radler is a type of German beer.

(You should be able to see colors on the text below indicating which language is which.)
- Correct Answers -the answer where the colors are divided on each side of the trigger
word. Make sure trigger word color of its origin and all following.

In the article "A Spanish English Hybrid Spoken with No Apologies," the MAIN reason
that people code-switched was:

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They didn't know the word in Spanish.
They didn't know the word in English.
They belonged to a low socio-economic class.
They wanted to express membership in the Latino-American culture. - Correct Answers
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They wanted to express membership in the Latino-American culture.