1.6 Ethnicity and Language

• What does ethnicity refer to?

  Cultural identity and heritage
• Name an example of a language variety influenced by ethnicity.

  African American Vernacular English
• What languages contribute to Singlish?

  English, Malay, Mandarin
• What phonological feature characterizes AAVE?

  Dropping final consonants
• Language variation reflects the diversity of human cultures and identities
• Ethnicity is the cultural identity of a group, while language variation is how language differs based on ethnicity
• Language variation reflects the diversity of human cultures and identities
• Spanglish is a combination of Spanish and English
• The habitual "be" in AAVE indicates regular actions.


  True
• What type of discourse style is common in African American speech communities?

  Call-and-response
• AAVE is characterized by the dropping of final consonants
• Singlish combines English with Malay, Mandarin, and other Asian languages.


  True
• Ethnicity shapes the development of unique language varieties.


  True
• Code-switching involves alternating between languages
• Match the language attitude with its description:

  Cultural Identity ↔️ Link between language and heritage

  Prestige ↔️ Social value attached to a language
• What is the relationship between ethnicity and language variation?

  Cultural identity influences language
• What is an example of final consonant dropping in AAVE?

  "bes'" for "best"
• Spanglish is a combination of Spanish and English
• Match the linguistic feature with its example in AAVE:

  Phonology ↔️ Dropping final consonants

  Grammar ↔️ Habitual "be"
• Prestige is the social value attached to a language variety.


  True
• Ethnicity is closely connected to language variation
• A person's ethnic background does not influence their use of language.

  False
• African American Vernacular English (AAVE) shares identical grammar with Standard English.

  False
• Match the ethnic language group with its characteristic feature:

  AAVE ↔️ Unique grammar and pronunciation

  Singlish ↔️ Simplified grammar and pronunciation

  Spanglish ↔️ Code-switching between Spanish and English
• The vocabulary of Spanglish includes specialized terms and frequent borrowing
• Match the ethnic language group with its linguistic feature:

  AAVE ↔️ Dropping final consonants

  Singlish ↔️ Blend of English, Malay, Mandarin
• Singlish features extensive code-switching
• Key features of analyzing ethnic language varieties

  1️⃣ Phonology: Distinct pronunciation patterns

  2️⃣ Grammar: Unique grammatical structures

  3️⃣ Vocabulary: Specialized terms and idioms

  4️⃣ Discourse Features: Patterns of language use
• Language attitudes are subjective evaluations of language varieties
• Language variation reflects the diversity of human cultures and identities