FINAL EXAM LING 115 - FRESNO STATE, M.
SHEPHERD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Only national governments can do language planning. - Correct Answers -False
Sometimes languages die because they are too hard for children to learn. - Correct
Answers -False
Many teachers have lower expectations for students who speak non-standard dialects
and, as a result, do not try to teach those students as much material. - Correct Answers
-True
Listeners can recognize a high-class dialect of French (for example) without knowing
any French, because high-class dialects have specific linguistic features that make
them sound high class. - Correct Answers -False
In some countries, the language of formal education is no one's native language, so
everyone has to learn a new language. - Correct Answers -True
Sometimes minority languages die because governments aim to eliminate them and
force everyone to use the same language in the interest of national unity. - Correct
Answers -True
Sign languages have a relatively fixed vocabulary, whereas spoken languages are
constantly creating new words. - Correct Answers -False
American Sign Language (ASL) is most closely related to French Sign Language. -
Correct Answers -True
Listeners tend to perceive speakers of high-status varieties as warmer and more
friendly than speakers of low-status varieties. - Correct Answers -False
Education systems that focus on dominant-language education tend to have proficiency
in the dominant language as their main goal and not care what happens to other
languages that students speak. - Correct Answers -True
Impressions of a speaker based on voice alone (e.g. that they sound smart or friendly)
tend to be accurate. - Correct Answers -False
One reason speakers of minority languages shift to more widely spoken languages is
because there are better economic opportunities to majority-language speakers. -
Correct Answers -True
SHEPHERD QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Only national governments can do language planning. - Correct Answers -False
Sometimes languages die because they are too hard for children to learn. - Correct
Answers -False
Many teachers have lower expectations for students who speak non-standard dialects
and, as a result, do not try to teach those students as much material. - Correct Answers
-True
Listeners can recognize a high-class dialect of French (for example) without knowing
any French, because high-class dialects have specific linguistic features that make
them sound high class. - Correct Answers -False
In some countries, the language of formal education is no one's native language, so
everyone has to learn a new language. - Correct Answers -True
Sometimes minority languages die because governments aim to eliminate them and
force everyone to use the same language in the interest of national unity. - Correct
Answers -True
Sign languages have a relatively fixed vocabulary, whereas spoken languages are
constantly creating new words. - Correct Answers -False
American Sign Language (ASL) is most closely related to French Sign Language. -
Correct Answers -True
Listeners tend to perceive speakers of high-status varieties as warmer and more
friendly than speakers of low-status varieties. - Correct Answers -False
Education systems that focus on dominant-language education tend to have proficiency
in the dominant language as their main goal and not care what happens to other
languages that students speak. - Correct Answers -True
Impressions of a speaker based on voice alone (e.g. that they sound smart or friendly)
tend to be accurate. - Correct Answers -False
One reason speakers of minority languages shift to more widely spoken languages is
because there are better economic opportunities to majority-language speakers. -
Correct Answers -True
