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

thousands of years isolation between tribal groups

In contries with laws regarding language. Which of the following are most true

English words restricted in order to better preserve the national language

1. Which of the following statements regarding language in France is FALSE?

French believe that keeping their language pure will protect their culture

The extinction of many languages once spoken in Peru is a result of

political dominance and conversion

Which of the following supports the position: English will continue to be the global lingua franca in the year 2100

English is the interantaional language of buisness, travel, and air traffic

The term taboo refers to

A restriction on behavior based on social custom

Which of the following is true about language extinctions?

There could be several thousand over the next century.

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1
A common language used for commerce, trade and as a bridge between two or more other languages is called a/an:
pidgin language
lingua franca
monolingual language
Official language
idiomatic language
2
The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from
frequent migration between tribal groups
colonial adminstration of native lands
repeated invasion by outsiders
introduction of many different languages by the colonial powers.
thousands of years isolation between tribal groups
3
In contries with laws regarding language. Which of the following are most true
Laws were passed to make English more accessible to the average person.
countries sought to decrease the amount of nationalism through language
English words restricted in order to better preserve the national language
Cultural intergrity was not a drving force behind most of these laws
4
9. The two theories of the Proto-Indo European language dispersal throughout Europe are the conquest theory and
trade routes
technology
migration
missionary
agriculture
5
Which of the following is a dialect?
Romance
Latin
Southern United States
Indo-European
Dravidan
6
A Celtic language is the official language in only one country. Which is it?
United kindom
France
Ireland
Wales
Iceland
7
English is a member of the _______________subfamily of languages?
Romance
Germanic
Slavic
Celtic
Druid
8
1. Which of the following statements regarding language in France is FALSE?
Radio, television and newspaper ads forbade English in a 1975 law.
By 1994, French laws prescribed fines for langage law violations
The French legislature is encouraging the speaking of English.
French became the official language of France in 1992
French believe that keeping their language pure will protect their culture
9
1. Which language family contains Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian
Slavic
Gaelic
Germanic
Romance
European
10
All of the following are Latin-based Romance languages except
English
Romanian
Italian
Portuguese
Spanish
11
A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor language that existed before recorded history
kinship group
speech community
language family
folk culture
language group
12
The most widely used Indo-European language today is:
Spanish
French
German
English
Basque
13
The extinction of many languages once spoken in Peru is a result of
relocation diffusion
contagious diffusion
political dominance and conversion
chain migration
14
The belief in the inherent superiority of one’s own culture is known as
Acculturation
Assimilation
Anthropocentrism
Ethnography
Ethnocentrism
15
Which of the following supports the position: English will continue to be the global lingua franca in the year 2100
There are many linguistic revival movements going on in the world today.
Total Fertility Rates among English-speaking peoples are generally low.
English is the interantaional language of buisness, travel, and air traffic
The internet allows non-English languages more opportunity for diffusion.
Many countries enacted laws to limit the use of English in their country.
16
The two most important languages in South America are
Portuguese and Spanish
English and Spanish
French and Spanish
Dutch and English
17
1. Which of the following most correctly describes the English language in the United States?
Official Language
Standard Language
Pidgin Language
Creole Language
18
The term taboo refers to
A common practice among people of a particular culture
A restriction on behavior based on social custom
A generalization about people of a certain culture
A restriction on behavior based on local law
Body art and other body modifications
19
Which of the following is true about language extinctions?
They are usually the result of genocide.
They happen suddenly and without warning.
They are unrelated to cultural impearlism
There could be several thousand over the next century.
They are increasingly rare.
20
1. Using your knowledge of the geography of language, which of the following would be used at the smallest scale?
pidgin
official language
standard language
lingua Franca
Creole
21
Differences between American and British English include all of the following EXCEPT
different vocabulary for some of the objects
All of the above
different language of orgin
different pronunciation of the words
different spelling of the words
22
The Italian language varies significantly between Milan, Rome; Naples, and Palermo. These varieties are examples of
Pidgins
idioms
language groups
lingua franca
dialect
23
Globalization has encouraged the diffusion of
ethnic religions
linguastic fragmentations
folk culture
popular culture
24
The two largest language families in the world, in terms of absolute numbers of speakers, are
Japanese-Korean and Niger-Congo
Afro-Asiatic and Austro-Asiatic
Amerindian and Malayo-Polynesian
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
Uralic-Altaic and Austrian
25
When pidgin language becomes the first language of a population it is referred to as a
corrupted language
Creole language
dialect
lingua franca
language subfamily
26
According to acculturation, how many generations does it take for an immigrant family to lose its primary language?
They never lose their primary language
three
one generation
four
two generation
27
The outer boundary of a lingustic feature on a map is called
creole
toponym
vernacular
an isogloss
dialiect

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