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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich are the first and second most-spoken languages in the world?Spanish and EnglishCantonese and FrenchGerman and MandarinMandarin and English
- 2. Multiple Choice
Regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
Isogloss
Pidgin
Dialect
Accent
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA nation in which many languages are spoken. In Switzerland 4 Official Languages are used.MonolingualBi-lingualMultilingualIndo-European
- 4. Multiple ChoiceCanada is an example of a Bi-Lingual Nation made up of English and most French speakers located in...the western provincesQuebecNorthern Territoriesnear the Hudson Bay
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThis Romance Language would dominate the highlighted regions.EnglishSpanishFrenchItalian
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Lingua Franca that dominates the use of the internet is...EnglishChineseSpanishJapanese
- 7. Multiple Choicelanguage mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languageslingua francalanguage grouplanguage familyliterary tradition
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused the distribution of English language speakers throughout the world?Native English SpeakersBritish colonizationDecision to make English the lingua francaU.S. World dominance
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA language ____________ is a collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed long before recorded history.
Hint: The trunk of the treebranchfamilydialectgroup - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the largest language branch in terms of spoken by most people?Afro-AsiaticIndo-EuropeanSino-TibetanAustronesian
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe theory that languages spread by means of westward expansion on horseback by the Kurgan people is:Convergence TheoryNomadic Warrior TheoryAgricultural TheoryNostratic Theory
- 12. Multiple Choicea language developed from a mixture of different languages, usually through colonization.creole languagemix languagehybrid language
- 13. Multiple Choicea system of communication through speech, a collection of sounds that a group of people understands to have the same meaningliterary traditionwritinglanguage
- 14. Multiple Choicethe language used by the government for laws, reports, and public objects, such as road signs, money, and stamps...creole languagepidgin languageofficial languagestandard language
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA regional variation of a standard language is called a:accentdialectisoglosslingua franca
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIn a language with multiple dialects, one dialect may be recognized as the _______________official languagestandard languagestandard dialectlanguage family
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA word-usage boundary is known as an _______________,
Look at all the names for soft-drink in the USAstandard languagedialectisoglosslanguage family - 18. Multiple ChoiceA lingua franca isan English word that has entered the French language.a language understood by people who have different native languages.an extinct language that has been revived.an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following groups invaded England and contributed to the development of the English language?AnglesSaxonsNormansAll of the above
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe widest spoken lingua franca in the world isRussianChineseEnglishSwahili
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