Language and Linguistics Worksheet Using the text for this course, the University Library, the Internet, and/or other resources complete the following three-part assignment. Part A Select two terms total from the following lists . One term is an example of how language changes over time.  (Note: We are not looking at historical roots of words. Do not, for instance, look back to the roots of the word flag and explain how those roots morphed into the English word flag . Instead, look at what the term flag meant historically versus what it means now. George Washington surely knew what it meant to fly a flag , but he did not know what it meant to flag a post .) Select a different term that is an example of how English has spread as an international language. (Note: We are looking at the etymology of the terms, not the technology they represent. For instance, apple used to mean a fruit, but now it also is the name of a major computer/smart phone company. You would not get credit for saying that Apple’s products allow people to communicate in English. You would, however, get credit for saying that the name Apple is used internationally in its English form, that it is not translated into other languages. Spanish speakers do not call that company Manzana ; they call it Apple .) Glitch Blue jeans Cola MRE Megabyte Text Interface Humvee iPod Cool Reality TV GI Dude Like Podcast Dollar You Tube CNN Blackberry Streaming video Web cast Global warming Cowboy Rock ‘n Roll Space station Write a 350-word paper in which you discuss why one of the terms you selected exemplifies the evolution of language and why one of the terms you selected exemplifies the spread of English. Explain two main factors that have contributed to English being used so widely. Format references and citations consistent with APA guidelines. Part B Select Scenario A or Scenario B: Scenario A : Jason is blind and has epilepsy. He has a guide dog named Bo who assists him. Bo usually responds to commands from Jason. At times, Jason gives Bo the command to cross the street, but Bo disobeys if Jason has misjudged the traffic and it is not safe to cross. Bo can also sense when Jason is about to have an epileptic seizure. The dog becomes agitated and begins to whine; although this is something he has not been trained to do. At times, he has left Jason and alerted others that his human companion needs help. Scenario B : While caring for her infant daughter at home, Sara talks to another child: "Ba, bab, ba, babab, ba, bab, baba, ba" "Yes, Julie, that's a baby! See the baby? Pretty baby!" "Ba, ba, bab, bab, bab" Write a 350-word paper in which you define communication, define language, and explain how they differ. Be sure to use linguistic definitions from the textbook. Do not summarize the scenario; I’ll know which one you’re talking about. Explain whether the scenario you selected ...

1. Language and Linguistics Worksheet
Using the text for this course, the University Library, the
Internet, and/or other resources complete the following three-
part assignment.
Part A
Select
two terms
total
from the following lists
. One term is an example of
how language changes over time.
(Note: We are not looking at historical roots of words. Do not,
for instance, look back to the roots of the word
flag
and explain how those roots morphed into the English word
flag
. Instead, look at what the term
flag
meant historically versus what it means now. George
Washington surely knew what it meant to
fly a flag
, but he did not know what it meant to
flag a post
.)
Select
a different term
that

2. is an example
of how English has spread as an international language.
(Note: We are looking at the etymology of the terms, not the
technology they represent. For instance, apple used to mean a
fruit, but now it also is the name of a major computer/smart
phone company. You would not get credit for saying that
Apple’s products allow people to communicate in English. You
would, however, get credit for saying that the name
Apple
is used internationally in its English form, that it is not
translated into other languages. Spanish speakers do not call
that company
Manzana
; they call it
Apple
.)
Glitch
Blue jeans
Cola
MRE
Megabyte

3. Text
Interface
Humvee
iPod
Cool
Reality TV
GI
Dude
Like
Podcast
Dollar

4. You Tube
CNN
Blackberry
Streaming video
Web cast
Global warming
Cowboy
Rock ‘n Roll
Space station

5. Write
a 350-word paper in which you discuss why one of the terms
you selected exemplifies the evolution of language and why one
of the terms you selected exemplifies the spread of English.
Explain
two main factors that have contributed to English being used so
widely.
Format
references and citations consistent with APA guidelines.
Part B
Select
Scenario A or Scenario B:
Scenario A
: Jason is blind and has epilepsy. He has a guide dog named Bo
who assists him. Bo usually responds to commands from Jason.
At times, Jason gives Bo the command to cross the street, but
Bo disobeys if Jason has misjudged the traffic and it is not safe
to cross.
Bo can also sense when Jason is about to have an epileptic
seizure. The dog becomes agitated and begins to whine;
although this is something he has not been trained to do. At
times, he has left Jason and alerted others that his human
companion needs help.
Scenario
B
: While caring for her infant daughter at home, Sara talks to
another child:

6. "Ba, bab, ba, babab, ba, bab, baba, ba"
"Yes, Julie, that's a baby! See the baby? Pretty baby!"
"Ba, ba, bab, bab, bab"
Write
a 350-word paper in which you define communication, define
language, and explain how they differ. Be sure to use linguistic
definitions from the textbook. Do not summarize the scenario;
I’ll know which one you’re talking about.
Explain
whether the scenario you selected is an example of
communication or language, based on your definitions.
Provide
at least one reference to support your conclusion.
Format
references and citations consistent with APA guidelines.
Part C
In the chart, decide whether the following situations are
examples of
errors
in
competence
or
performance
. That is, does the person not really understand what he or she is

7. trying to do (an error in competence), or does the person
understand the concept but just have trouble producing it (an
error in performance)? Each situation must be one or the other;
you cannot choose both. In the appropriate column, explain why
you think the situation shows an error in competence or
performance.
Situation
Competence
Performance
1. A five-year-old child hears conversations among adults and
understands words like
debatable
and
discussion
. But, she cannot pronounce the words correctly.
2. An English teacher visits her elderly grandfather. In
conversations with him, she uses words like
ain’t
and phrases like
fixin’ to.

8. 3. A 14-year-old always writes and says the word
specific
as “pacific” and does not differentiate between the two when
read/heard.
4. In talking about his dad, a 15-year-old boy calls his father a
“smuck in the tid” when he meant to say “stick in the mud.”
5. A high school student can recite the definition of a comma
splice, but she still always writes sentences that contain
comma splices and cannot identify examples in other people's
writing.
I have attached the Rubric and the actual worksheet to fill out.