Language Acquisition Quiz

First language acquisition is almost universal, which means it is common in:

• Only specific parts of the world

• Only in the US

• Almost every part of the world

• Nowhere, it is very rare

In many parts of the world, what is common besides first language acquisition?

• Second and third language acquisition

• Only second language acquisition

• Only third language acquisition

• No other language acquisition is common

What concerns arise especially in the US regarding language acquisition?

• Whether first languages can be acquired

• Whether second languages can be acquired in the same way as first languages

• Whether third languages can be acquired by adults

• Whether language acquisition is necessary

According to some evidence, how is second language acquisition compared to first language acquisition?

• It is acquired in a completely different way

• It is acquired in the same way

• It is not acquired at all

• It is easier to acquire

According to François Grosjean, how does he define bilingual people?

• People who can speak more than three languages

• People who use 2 or more languages or dialects in everyday life

• People who can understand but not speak a second language

• People who have studied a second language in school

What did the 1976 survey reveal about the percentage of people in the US who reported speaking English and a second language?

• About 18%

• About 56%

• About 6%

• About 28%

What did the 2000 census show about the linguistic capabilities of the US population?

• That almost 18% of the population speaks more than one language

• That more than 56% of the population speaks more than one language

• That less than 6% of the population speaks more than one language

• That more than 28% of the population speaks more than one language

According to studies of 25 countries in Europe, what percentage of the population reported using more than one language on a regular basis?

• About 6%

• About 18%

• More than 56%

• Less than 50%

What percentage of the population in the European studies reported using a third language regularly?

• About 6%

• About 18%

• About 28%

• More than 56%

What have many researchers concluded about the world's population and bilingualism?

• Less than half the world's population is bilingual

• More than half the world's population is bilingual

• Only a small fraction of the world's population is bilingual

• The exact percentage of the world's bilingual population is unknown