Thursday, October 11, 2012

Questions and Answers of Chapter 4 'Social Aspect of Interlanguage'



CHAPTER 4
Social Aspect of Interlanguage
1.      What is the differences between the process of convergence and divergence?
A process of  convergence is the process when people interact with each otherand make their speech similar to that of their addresee in order to emphasize social cohevieness. Different with convergence, divergence is to make someone speech different in order to emphasizehe/she social distinctiveness.

2.      How do social factors can influence interlanguage development?
This factors can influence interlanguage development through the impact they have they have on attitudes that determine the kinds of language use learners engage in.

3.      What is the difference between vernacular and careful style?
Careful style: learners are consciously attending to their choice of linguistic forms, as when they feel the need to be ‘correct’
Vernacular style: evident when learners are making spontaneous choices of linguistics form, as is likely in free conversation.

4.       What is the meaning of pidginization according to Schumann?
Pidginization in L2 acquisition results when learners fail to acculturate to the target language group that is when they are unable or unwilling to adapt to a new culture.
5.      What is the definition of ‘Stylistic Continuum’ according to Elaine Tarone?
Stylistic continuum means that learners develop a capability for using the L2 and that this underlines ‘all regular language behavior’.

6.      What is the differences between social cohevieness and distinctiveness?
Social cohevieness is a condition in which shows the convergence between the native speker’s and the target language to communicate in the similar way.

7.      Why does the psychological distance is very important?
The psychological distance is very important because the social distance is indeterminate, and psychological is more important way to identifies about psychological factors and also replace the social distance factors that sometimes indeterminate.

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