A literary tradition is

the written form of a language.

A creolized language is

a mix of indigenous and colonial languages

The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of

the interplay between globalization and local diversity.

Dialects developed within England primarily because

different Germanic invaders settled in different regions.

were horse&cattle herders from the grasslandsteppes ofRussia

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1
The origin of English words is dominated by
Germanic languages
Celtic influence
Greek
Romance languages
2
How many language families in the world have at least 100 million native speakers?
ten
twelve
seven
nine
3
A literary tradition is
a form of a language spoken in a particular area.
a collection of languages related to each other.
the written form of a language.
a form of a language used for official government business.
4
A fairly recent example of a dialect changing status to a distinct language is
Valencian
Galician
English
Catalan
5
English is part of which language branch?
North Germanic
Indo-European
West Germanic
Germanic
6
The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is
Nilo-Saharan
Khoisan
Afro-Asiatic
Niger-Congo
7
From most distant to closest relatives, languages can be classified into
families, branches, and groups
families, groups, and branches.
branches, groups, and families.
branches, families, and groups.
8
Which of the following is not a Romance language?
Bulgarian
Italian
Portuguese
Romanian
9
A creolized language is
a possible prehistoric superfamily
extinct
a mix of indigenous and colonial languages
an isolated language family
10
The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of
the diffusion of folk culture in diff. areas of the world.
the role and spread of religion across much of the world.
the interplay between globalization and local diversity.
political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions.
11
Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds?
New England
middle Atlantic
Northern
Southeast
12
Québec has acted to protect the French language by
electing English-speaking leaders.
outlawing other languages in public.
requiring its use on signs.
accepting only French-speaking immigrants.
13
20) A language without known language relatives is a(n)
isolated language
isogloss
lingua franca
yular latin
14
________ is to Canada as ________ is to the United States.
A) French; Spanish
B) Presidential government; parliamentary government
D) Northern hemisphere; southern hemisphere
C) Conflict over ethnicity; conflict over language
15
Dialects developed within England primarily because
the Viking invaders did not remain long in England.
the Normans invaded from the south.
British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect.
different Germanic invaders settled in different regions.
16
Tens of thousands of years ago, languages may have been joined together as
lingua franca
branches
groups
superfamilies
17
The Kurgans
were a Germanic tribe that invaded England.
conquered much of East Asia several thousand years ago.
preserved Basque in present-day Spain.
were horse&cattle herders from the grasslandsteppes ofRussia
18
British and American English differ in all but which of the following?
vocabulary
alphabet
pronunciation
spelling
19
10) Marija Gimbutas' theory points to the first speakers of the Indo-Euro lang. as the ancient
Celts
Russians
Germans
Kurgans
20
English is part of which language family?
Indo-European
North Germanic
Germanic
West Germanic

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