Grammar and Language Assessment Quiz REVIEW

What is 'grammaring' defined as by Dianne Larsen-Freeman?

• A type of feedback

• A process of language change

• The ability to use grammar structures accurately, meaningfully, and appropriately

• A fixed body of knowledge

What does grammaticalization refer to?

• The process of language change where content words become grammatical markers

• The ability to use grammar structures accurately

• The process of error correction

• The loss of semantic content

What is semantic bleaching?

• The addition of new meanings to words

• The loss of semantic content while retaining grammatical content

• The use of informal language

• The process of grammaticalization

What is decategorialization?

• The process of losing phonetic substance

• The loss of grammatical category in a word

• The process of language transfer

• The use of slang in spoken language

What does phonetic erosion imply?

• The use of informal speech

• The process of grammaticalization

• The loss of phonetic substance in a grammatical marker

• The addition of phonetic features

What is the purpose of feedback in the classroom?

• To improve learner performance

• To provide grades

• To correct all errors immediately

• To discourage mistakes

What distinguishes errors from mistakes according to Corder?

• Mistakes are made by native speakers only

• Errors are always uncorrectable

• Mistakes are always grammatical

• Errors are systematic, while mistakes are not

What is interlanguage?

• The final stage of language acquisition

• The influence of the mother tongue on L2 learning

• The transitional stage of a learner's development towards L2 competence

• The process of error correction

What is language transfer?

• The loss of phonetic substance

• The process of grammaticalization

• The use of informal language

• The influence of the mother tongue on learning a foreign language

What is overgeneralization in language learning?

• Applying a rule to all cases without exception

• The influence of the mother tongue

• The use of slang in speech

• The process of error correction