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CHAPTER 5 LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 5 LANGUAGE
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1
Internet is responsible for diffusion of global lingua franca as well as where traditional languages can be preserved
True
False
2
Dialects developed within the United Kingdom primarily because
the Angles, Jutes, and Saxons settled in different regions.
the Normans invaded from the south.
British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect.
the Viking invaders did not remain long in England.
3
Switzerland is a multilingual state. All of the following languages are spoken except
Dutch
Italian
French
German
4
Traditional languages are being preserved through all of the following ways EXCEPT
Language test for government employment.
Making them lingua franca
They are taught in schools.
They are put on signage and official documents.
5
A creole language results from the mixing of a colonizers language with indigenous languages.
True
False
6
In France, the Toubon Law...
French only signage on roads.
Requires French speakers to learn another language.
Restricts foreign language music on public airwaves.
Incorporating foreign words into its language.
7
All of the following are Romance languages EXCEPT
Portuguese
Romanian
Spanish
Greek
8
What is the purpose of the Spanish Royal Academy.
To create rules to clarify the correct usage of the Spanish language.
To make laws protecting the Spanish language.
To oversee the use of the Spanish language in the western hemisphere.
To legally recognize other languages and dialects in Spain.
9
India's 22 scheduled languages are representative of Indias governments obligation to encourage the use of the languages
True
False
10
All Romance languages trace their origin to
Arabic
Hellenic Greek
Sicilian
Latin
11
Language & Culture has acted as a centrifugal force in all of the following countries EXCEPT
Sweden
Belgium
Spain
Canada
12
How did the English language become so widely diffused?
Migration
Colonialism
Relocation
Multiculturalism
13
What was responsible for reviving the Hebrew language?
Being accepted as the language of the Old Testament/Torah.
Migration of Jews into Palestine.
Establishment of Israel as a nation.
The acceptance of Hebrew into Jewish ceremonies.
14
What is the standard language for Britain?
Cornish Received Pronounciation
Received Pronunciation
Scots Received Pronunciation
Cambridge Revived Pronounciation
15
Distribution of language best reflects
warfare
migration
political strife
standardization
16
When the Normans invaded England, what official language did they bring with them?
French
Breton
German
Norse
17
Bilingual signs in Brussels, Belgium contain which two languages?
Flemish and German
French and German
Dutch and French
French and Flemish
18
Why is the Basque language unique among European languages?
Its located in an isolated mountainous region of Spain.
It's speakers have mostly assimilated into Spanish society.
Its lack of liniguistic connection to other European languages.
It predates the Indo-European languages.
19
According to the Nomadic Warrior Theory what was the hearth of Indo-European language?
Mesopotamia
Indus River Valley
Anatolia
Eurasian/Ukrainian Steppes
20
In Quebec, Canada the most widely spoken language is...
Spanish
French
English
German
21
Which language path is correct?
Language - Dialect - Family - Group
Family - Branch - Group - Language
Family - Branch - Language - Dialect
Branch - Language - Group - Dialect
22
Which North Germanic language has had the least change due to isolation?
Russian
Icelandic
Norwegian
Danish
23
The origin of dialects in the United States is due to the diverse people who settled there and relative isolation.
False
True
24
The main cause of languages being endangered/extinct is..
The combo of its language with a more dominant language.
Inter-tribal warfare among indigenous groups.
It's being replaced by a larger more widely used language.
Ethnic assimilation to larger societies.
25
According to the Anatolian Hearth theory, how did Indo-European language diffuse?
Migration
Trade Routes
Military Conquest
Agricultural Diffusion
26
What Germanic Tribes formed the basis of the English language?
Angles & Saxons
Bretons & Jutes
Celts & Scots
Normans & Vikings
27
Which is the best example of a lingua franca?
Norwegian
Hebrew
Swahili
English
28
The internet is responsible for diversifying global language patterns?
False
True
29
If a language is endangered, it is spoken by a small group of people who are no longer teaching it to their children
True
False
30
Wales is trying to increase the number of Welsh speakers through all the following EXCEPT
Making Welsh an official language.
Addding the Welsh language to schools curriculum.
Limiting the amount of immigrants into Wales.
Local governments & utilities offering services in Welsh.
31
All of the following languges are becoming standardized EXCEPT
French
Portuguese
German
Spanish
32
What centrifugal forces does Belgium face?
Flemish is endangered.
Influx of dutch speaking immigrants to Belgium.
Conflict between the Flemish & Walloons.
Too much language diversity.
33
British English is different from American English in vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling.
True
False
34
Which of the following is TRUE regarding African languages?
The languages was documented by missionaries in the nineteenth century.
People tend to speak both a lingua franca and a traditional language.
Each has its own alphabet because of centuries of isolation
Most people in Africa only speak a lingua franca.
35
Spanish spoken in the southwest US and place names such as Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco result from
changing literary tradition
Self-Determination
Ethnic Enclaves
sequent occupance
