Quiz 1: Language Shift

1. In the study the interactional practices of the family in their __________ was investigated.

• Day-to-day life

• Professional life

• Personal life

• Educational life

2. The family members from ______ generation(s) were the participants of the study

• 1

• 2

• 3

3. What is the first language(s) (L1) of the Pakistani-Scottish family?

• Punjabi and English

• Urdu

• Punjabi and Urdu

• English

4. Which language(s) was preferred by the third generation in their interactional practices?

• Punjabi and English

• Urdu

• English

• Punjabi and Urdu

5. The efforts for language maintenance by the family members were observed through

• Bilingualism

• Code-switching

• Code-mixing

• Code-switching and code-mixing

6. According to Meyer-Scotton (1993), intersentential code-switching is the

• Switch between one language to another between sentences

• Switch between one language to another within sentences or fragments

7. According to the interview, the most senior family members of the Pakistani Scottish family

• Prefer their children to speak English over mother tongue

• They were not in favour of their children speaking English

8. According to Gafaranga (2010), the stimulation of language shift is the result of

• International educational program

• Globalization

• Globalization and immigration

• Immigration and upsurge in better job opportunities

9. The study concluded that the according to the Pakistani Scottish family their identity was their

• religion

• language

• culture

• values and norms

10. Pakistani Scottish family was willing to surrender their linguistic identity for

• academic and economic benefits

• their survival in the foreign world

• social, academic and economic benefits

• their dislike and discomfort in mother tongue