What is the biggest difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group?

How recently in time they were once the same language

In what way are the American and British English dialects the same?

The alphabet used in each dialect

How does culture impact the environment?

Popular culture may increase demands for certain resources

Globalization is most likely to threaten...

folk culture more frequently than popular culture

Folk customs and culture typically originate from...

daily events in the lives of community members

Historically, the houses we built were examples of our folk culture. So, we can assume that..

the material used were influenced by local resources

Some genres of music, like hip hop, reflect both globalization and local diversity because...

artists may be popular but make local references in songs

Which of the following thing is NOT true about popular culture?

It is practiced by a homogenous group of people

A popular culture trend is more likely than folk culture to...

evolve quickly through stimulus diffusion

Which of these characteristics accurately relates to popular culture?

Produces a less diverse cultural landscape

Which of these is an example of a literary tradition?

The written material produced by a group of people

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1
A language used to communicate between people who do not share a common language is called...
a literary tradition
a lingua franca
a creole language
a dialect
2
What is the biggest difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group?
How recently in time they were once the same language
How closely speakers of each language live to one another
How similar are the cultures of speakers of each language
How rapidly each diffused thanks to globalization
3
In what way are the American and British English dialects the same?
The way words are spelled in each dialect
The way words are pronounced in each dialect
The vocabulary used in each dialect
The alphabet used in each dialect
4
How does culture impact the environment?
Culture has no environmental impact
Popular culture may increase demands for certain resources
Solid waste is the least visible form caused by culture
Folk culture produces no environmental impact.
5
Hebrew and Celtic are examples of what kind of languages?
Extinct languages
Revived languages
Romance languages
Isolated languages
6
Globalization is most likely to threaten...
folk culture more frequently than popular culture
popular and folk customs equally
folk culture in just a few isolated communities
the spread of popular culture trends like clothing and music
7
What are the two most widely spoken language families?
Indo-European and Austro-Asiatic
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan
Niger-Congo and Indo-European
8
The spread of chopsticks following the influx of Chinese immigrants is an example of...
contagious diffusion
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
9
What language has the largest number of speakers in the world?
English
Arabic
Mandarin
Hindi
10
Folk customs and culture typically originate from...
the spread of technology
daily events in the lives of community members
changes brought by the Industrial Revolution
shared global human experiences
11
Historically, the houses we built were examples of our folk culture. So, we can assume that..
people regularly had building supplies shipped from far away
designs changed rapidly and spread quickly
the design was similar in areas with little or no contact
the material used were influenced by local resources
12
Some genres of music, like hip hop, reflect both globalization and local diversity because...
they are created to be popular in cities all over the world
artists may be popular but make local references in songs
some lyrics can't be played over the radio or on TV
they are a kind of popular culture threatening folk music
13
Which of the following thing is NOT true about popular culture?
It is practiced by a homogenous group of people
The time and place it originates can be figured out
It changes frequently through time and space
It is influenced most commonly by more developed countries
14
A popular culture trend is more likely than folk culture to...
remain unchanged over long periods of time
evolve quickly through stimulus diffusion
diffuse slowly through the relocation of people
reflect the unique characteristics of a specific place
15
When a group does the same thing repeatedly, they are taking part in...
a habit
popular culture
a custom
a taboo
16
Which of these languages IS NOT part of Indo-European?
Russian
Hungarian
Portuguese
Hindi
17
Which of these characteristics accurately relates to popular culture?
An unknown hearth, time of origin, and inventor
Slow diffusion through the movement of people
Produces a less diverse cultural landscape
Area of appeal is frequently limited by physical barriers
18
Languages that have a common ancestor before recorded history are in the same...
language group
language family
dialect
language branch
19
Which of these is an example of a literary tradition?
The spread of digital and social media
The written material produced by a group of people
A community's unique cultural customs
The different dialects used by speakers of the same language
20
What do you call the form of a language spoken in a smaller, local area?
A dialect
A language family
A language branch
A language group

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