Active Quiz 5: Linguistic phenomena

Definitions Match the columns Linguistic environments... Places where a language is used Mother tongue... language learned from childhood at home L1... language learned in childhood L2 ... language(s) learned after the L1 or mother tongue Primary language ... language a speaker uses most often Secondary language ... language a speaker uses to a lesser extent Majority language... language used by a majority linguistic group Minority language ... language used by a minority group in society What is the difference between diglossia and bilingualism? Please answer the following question Why do some language die? What can be done to maintain the languages? Please explain Please answer the following question Explain the two main phenomena in language contact situations and give two examples for each area in Spain (Basque Country, Catalonia, Galicia) Please answer the following question The bilingual brain Please complete the table Compound bilingual Coordinate bilingual Subordinate bilingual Critical period hypothesis Advantages of being bilingual