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This 8 page paper provides an overview of a powerpoint presentation and the actual powerpoint slides for a project on sociolinguistic transfer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Transfer Sociolinguistic transfer occurs when individuals utilize their primary language grammatical format and apply it to the speaking of English.
Slide #2: Gathering Language Rather than using colloquialisms or appropriate forms of English language, the speaker of a foreign language may use the
format of their native language with directly translated English words. Slide #3: Views The outcome is the view of
sociolinguistic transfer that reflects poor general speech patterns in ESL or EFL learners and can cause difficulties in conversational English (Cohen, 1996). Slide #4: The Spanish
Question of Age Cuanto anos tiene? Slide #5: Translation How many years do you have? Slide #6: Spanish Response Yo tengo dieciocho anos.
Slide #7: Translation I have 18 years. In English, this speech pattern would seem stilted and would be replaced by: "How old are
you?" The response to this question comes back in a similar form, also using the verb tenir ("to have") as a component. "Yo tengo dieciocho anos" would be an
appropriate response in Spanish, but the English translation is more stilted. "I have 18 years." The typical American would respond to the question of age by stating:
"I am 18 years old." Slide #8: Use of the French Reflexive Je me brose les dents. Slide #9: Translation "I myself brush
the teeth." Another typical example of when sociolinguistic transfer occurs is in the use of the reflexive in French, which can result in confusion for American
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