English has achieved unprecedented acceptance globally due to

its role as the common language of a global economy and culture.

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

the interplay between globalization and local diversity.

The Nomadic Warrior Theory and the Sedentary Farmer Theory have been developed to explain the common ancestry of

the non-Romance branches of Indo-European languages.

Which of the following is NOT true?

English is the official language of the United States.

The dominance of English as an international language has facilitated

diffusion of popular culture, science, and international trade.

a boundary between language regions.

An institutional language

describes the language used in education, work and mass media.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the roots of the trees below the surface represent

possible prehistoric superfamilies.

The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from

millennia of isolation between cultural groups.

Franglais, Denglish, and Spanglish represent

infusion of English w/French,German&Spanish & thus development of new words

The two largest language families in the world are

Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European.

a language understood by people who have different native languages.

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1
The current estimate of the number of languages spoken across the planet is approximately
between 250 and 1,000 languages.
between 3,500 and 6,500 languages.
over 7,000
between 1,500 and 3,000 languages.
2
English has achieved unprecedented acceptance globally due to
the rise of folk culture and the decline of popular culture.
the diffusion of command economies across much of the world.
the refusal to use English in colonial and imperial expansion.
its role as the common language of a global economy and culture.
3
The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of
the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world.
the role and spread of religion across much of the world.
the diffusion of free markets across much of the world.
the interplay between globalization and local diversity.
4
Haitian Creole represents a creolized language of
English and Indigenous languages.
Dutch and Indigenous languages.
None of these.
Spanish and Indigenous languages.
5
The Nomadic Warrior Theory and the Sedentary Farmer Theory have been developed to explain the common ancestry of
the non-Romance branches of Indo-European languages.
Romance Languages.
Sino-Tibetan languages.
Afro-Asiatic languages.
6
Which of the following is NOT true?
English is the official language of 50+ countries across the globe.
Europe has more official languages than any other continent in the world.
English is the official language of the United States.
Some countries have more than one official language.
7
English is part of which language group?
Austronesian
Northern
Western
Germanic
8
Hebrew is an example of
an extinct language.
an isolated language.
a language family.
a revived language.
9
The dominance of English as an international language has facilitated
the stagnation of the English language in terms of new words added.
diffusion of popular culture, science, and international trade.
the increase in American students learning another language.
the decline of other national languages.
10
An isogloss is
a blending of two language families.
a boundary between language regions.
a collection of unique words.
a form of a language spoken in a local area.
11
A pidgin language
cannot exist without globalization.
has no native speakers.
stems from invasion.
is spread by folk culture.
12
A collection of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a
language family.
dialect.
language group.
language branch.
13
An institutional language
describes the language of the leading spiritual groups.
describes Latin as the basis for much of the English vocabulary.
describes the language of the medical profession.
describes the language used in education, work and mass media.
14
In Britain, its standard language is known as
Higgins and Pickering Pronunciation (HPP).
Midlands Pronunciation (MP).
the King's English.
Received Pronunciation (RP).
15
When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the roots of the trees below the surface represent
dialects.
language families.
language groups.
possible prehistoric superfamilies.
16
The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from
frequent migration by the different tribal groups.
millennia of isolation between cultural groups.
repeated invasions by outsiders.
introduction of many different languages by the colonial powers.
17
Franglais, Denglish, and Spanglish represent
Vulgar Latin.
infusion of English w/French,German&Spanish & thus development of new words
the corruption of grammar in European languages.
lingua francas intended to compete with official languages.
18
Gumbo and jazz are terms that originated in the English dialects of
French Americans
Irish Americans
African Americans
All of these.
19
The two largest language families in the world are
Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan.
Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic.
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European.
Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan.
20
A lingua franca is
an extinct language that has been revived.
a language used by French colonial administrations.
an English word that has entered the French language.
a language understood by people who have different native languages.

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