![Uruguayan/Brazilian
“Fronterizo” Dialect
Characteristics:
Vowel /a/ may be articulated in unstressed syllables
Mid vowels /e/ and /o/ are normally raised to [i] and [u]
in unstressed syllables
The place of articulation of preconsonantal /s/ may be
retracted to the palato-alveolar position, yielding
voiceless [ʃ] or voiced [ʒ]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/defrancescolanguagecomparison-120402222551-phpapp02/85/Language-Comparison-Summary-4-320.jpg)
Language Comparison Summary
- 2. Data Analysis Journal ELL is a 4-year-old Pre-K student Born in the United States Spanish-speaking parents born in Uruguay, came to US in 2005 Student began daycare at age of 2 Data was collected through classroom observation and conversation
- 3. Spoken Language Errors Number of spoken errors documented while observing student: Random Errors – 20 Article Errors – 12 Verb Omission – 6 Subject-verb Agreement – 5 Verb Tense Errors – 8
- 4. Uruguayan/Brazilian “Fronterizo” Dialect Characteristics: Vowel /a/ may be articulated in unstressed syllables Mid vowels /e/ and /o/ are normally raised to [i] and [u] in unstressed syllables The place of articulation of preconsonantal /s/ may be retracted to the palato-alveolar position, yielding voiceless [ʃ] or voiced [ʒ]
- 5. English and Spanish Language Comparison English Language Spanish Language Eight pure vowel Uses Latin Alphabet sounds Vowels can take Twelve diphthongs acute accent Length of vowel Additional letter ñ sounds is important Five pure vowel Stress-timed sounds language Five diphthongs Syllable-timed language
- 6. Grammar Comparison Many aspects of verb grammar that are similar in both languages. This can make the transition of learning an L2 much easier for the ELL. Major problems for Spanish learners: No one-to-one correspondence in the use of the tenses. ELL may incorrectly use a simple tense instead of a future or progressive tense. The formation of interrogatives or negatives in English— The absence of an auxiliary in such structures in Spanish may cause an ELL to say: “Why you say that?” or “Who he saw?”
- 7. Summary To be effective, teachers must comprehend differences among their students in many individual characteristics. Age is often mentioned as an influence on language learning success.