Chapter 5 Language

English is the most important language in North America primarily because of

English is a part of which language group?

Basque is spoken primarily in

The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is

The 2nd largest language family is

The Indo-European Language family is dominant in all of the following regions except

A group of languages that share a common origin but have evolved into individual languages is a

Germanic invaders of England included all but which tribe?

According to the Anatolian Hearth Theory, the hearth of the Indo-European family is in

The most widely spoken Indo-European language is

The two most important languages in South America are

British and American English differ in all but which of the following

According to the Kurgan Theory, the Indo-European Language family originated in

Hebrew is an example of

A language that is mutually understood by people who have different native languages is

Finnish is in the ________ language family

The largest and most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is

The two largest language families in the world are

When languages are shown as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent

Which of the following is NOT a romance language?

English is a part of which language branch?

The Indo-European Languages diffused from Turkey due to

The most widely spoken language in Brazil is

A creolized language is

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

English is a part of which language family?

a group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

The four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but

Russian is a part of which language branch?

How did the Angles and Normans contribute to the development of the English language?

The boundary between the Flemings and Walloons in Belgium is an example of

The Flemings and Walloons live in which country?

The language spoken by the greatest number of speakers in the world is

A literary tradition is

Chinese is written in the form of