Grammatical Structures
This structure is abbreviated "MAE"
Mainstream American English
Some characteristics of this dialect include the weakening of final consonants, double and triple negatives pronominal apposition and certain double modal forms.
African American English
This type of learner has dominance of general nominals
Referential
These would include the onset and rate of acquisition, biologically determined individual capacities, and the type of language learner
Child Factors
This structure is abbreviated "AAE"
African American English
Some characteristics of this dialect are that some sounds are used interchangeably that should not be, inflection points are different, and English vowel sounds can prove to be challenging because the native language of these people has less vowel sounds than English does.
Latino English
This type of learner has a higher use of social-personal words
Expressive
This would include variation in input, such as maternal conversational styles
Input Factors
This structure is abbreviated "LE"
Latino English
One characteristic of this dialect is the omission of final consonants, due to the fact that most words in their native languages have open or vowel-final syllables.
Asian English
Why are children referential or expressive?
Children’s differing hypotheses about how language is used
This affects how much talk and direct language there is in the home, and has the biggest effect on semantic development
Socioeconomic Status
This factor includes the language type, and bilingual or monolingual acquisition
Linguistic Factors