social linguistics课件.ppt

Language Acquisition;Have you noticed that...?;Learning objectives;Ⅰ. Definition of language acquisition; ;Two Kinds of Language Acquisition; The expression second language is not just in contrast with first language or mother tongue in the literature. Some linguists make a distinction between a second language and a foreign language. The contrast is based on the social context. In a bilingual or multilingual community, the language other than ones mother tongue is called a second language. In a monolingual country, the language one learns is a foreign language. So sometimes, second language acquisition (SLA) may be defined as the process by which a language other than the mother tongue is learnt in a natural setting or in a classroom.;Ⅱ.Reasons for inquiry of SLA;2) One / two-word speech E.g a 9-month-old girl looks at a dog U1: 狗… …打 （举右手） U2：妈妈… …蛋蛋… …吃(手指苹果） U3: Mommy cookie. Karen cookie. ;3）Telegraphic speech E.g a 2-year-old girl talks to her mum on the phone U1: Mum，John no girl. He a boy. a 2 and a half year old boy says to his nanny U1:Nanny, shoe wet. E.g a 3 year old boy shouts to his mum U1: 妈妈！飞机… …飞 … …飞! (伸出胳膊做飞的样子） ;From the above examples, what can you conclude about children’s language acquisition? 1) The environment children live in is influential for children acquiring language. 2) When taking information or producing language, children are tending to select some information and ignore the others. 3) Children usually begin with the single syllable language, which is often aided by body language.; 2.2 to explore the underlying mechanism influencing the language development procedures ;Have you experienced these?; 2.3 to explore the causes for the language errors He is studying in a red-brick college. 他在一所红砖大学学习？？？ No!!!i Red-brick metaphorically refers to the third class college in Britain ;2.4 to explore the factors and paradigms(范例) o