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symbols that represents a word rather than a sound
Isogloss
Logograms
Dialect
Twitter
2
Language is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family
Extinct Language
Isolated Language
Isogloss
Creole
3
Language adapted for use by a gov't for the conduct of business andpublication of documents
Language Family
Dialect
Literary Tradition
Official Language
4
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the spread of dialects in the United States?
Social Media
Electronic Devices
The Rocky Mountain Isogloss
Westward Expansion
5
A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca
Official Language
Pidgin Language
Extinct Language
Isolated Language
6
In reference to a group of people, why can a dialect be important?
They are just a simplified version of the actual language
It can be an element of cultural identity
Dialects are not important they are almost-extinct languages
A way to "stick it to the man"
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What is one necessity for the development of a new language?
Relocation
There are no new languages
A country needs to adopt it as its Official Language
Isolation
8
What is the Igbo language's language Branch?
Kwa
Benue-Congo
Niger-Congo
Mande
9
Language that results from the mixing of a colonizer’s language with an indigenous language
Official Language
Isogloss
Creole
Dialect
10
The languages that are connected to the Romance Language Branch come from
The Ancient Egyptians
The Roman Empire
The English Empire
The Greek Empire
11
collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor before recorded history
Language
Literary Tradition
Language Family
Language Group
12
What is the German languages FAMILY?
Indo-Iranian
Indo-European
Romance
West Germanic
13
Which of the following groups has the most significant impact on the English language?
The Normans
Celtic Tribes
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
Vikings
14
What is the Vietnamese language's possible SUPERFAMILY?
Indo-European
Nostralic
Austric
Sino-Caucasian
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a regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
Isogloss
Dialect
Creole
Official Language
16
How are some languages preserved?
All are ways languages are preserved
Language is a mandatory school subject
Street Signs use Language
TV/Radio Broadcasts are in language
17
Which of the following is NOT a difference between the U.S. English and U.K. English dialects?
Alphabet
Pronunciation
Spelling
Vocabulary
18
Language understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages
Isogloss
Isolated Language
Official Language
Lingua Franca
19
What is the Polish language's LANGUAGE GROUP?
Balto-Slavic
Indo-European
West Slavic
Romance
20
The mix of German and English is known as
Franglais
Spanglish
Denglish
Germlish
21
The mix of French and English is known as
Franglais
Germlish
Spaniglish
Denglish
22
Which of the following dialects developed LAST in the United States?
Southeastern
Western
Midlands
Northern
23
Collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the recent past
Language Branch
Language Family
Language Group
Literary Tradition
24
In the past, how did languages diffuse through the world?
Relocation
Stimulus
Expansion
Hierarchical
25
system of comm. through use of speech, collection of sounds understood to have the same meaning
Language Family
Language
Language Branch
Literary Tradition
26
True or False: A country can have only one official language.
False
True
27
What is the English language's language BRANCH?
Romance
Indo-European
North Germanic
Germanic
28
A language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used
Isolated Language
Lingua Franca
Extinct Language
Logograms
29
The mix of Spanish and English is known as
Denglish
Spanglish
Germlish
Franglais
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A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
Dialect
Isogloss
Creole
Official Language
