Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

the interplay between globalization and local diversity

Answer

the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world

Answer

political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions

Answer

The role and spread of religion across much of the world

Question 2

Russian is part of what language branch?

Accepted Answer

Balto-Slavic

Answer

Altaic

Answer

Indo-Iranian

Answer

Romance

Question 3

A form of a language spoken in a local area is a:

Accepted Answer

dialect

Answer

language branch

Answer

language group

Answer

language root

Question 4

English has achieved unprecedented acceptance globally due to

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

the rise of popular culture and the decline of folk culture

Answer

the diffusion of religion from MDCs to LDCs

Answer

the role of colonialism and imperialism

Question 5

Which of the following is not a Romance language?

Accepted Answer

Bulgarian

Answer

Italian

Answer

French

Answer

Romanian

Question 6

Germanic invaders of England Included which tribe:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

Jutes

Answer

Angles

Answer

Saxons

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

official government policy

Answer

the Norman conquest

Answer

prohibitions against foreign languages

Answer

the global dominance of the U.S.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

alphabet

Answer

prevalent dialects

Answer

pronunciation

Answer

vocabulary

Question 9

Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds:

Accepted Answer

Middle Atlantic

Answer

Southeast

Answer

Northern

Answer

French Canadian

Question 10

The second-largest language family is

Accepted Answer

Sino-Tibetan

Answer

Dravidian

Answer

Afro- Asiastic

Answer

Indo- European

Question 11

The most widely spoken language in Brazil is

Accepted Answer

Portuguese

Answer

Creole

Answer

French

Answer

Spanish

Question 12

The two largest language families in the world are:

Accepted Answer

Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European

Answer

Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic

Answer

Altaic and Nilo-Saharan

Answer

Afro-Asiastic and Sino-Tibetan

Question 13

A creolized language is

Accepted Answer

a mix of indigenous and colonial languages

Answer

a revived formerly extinct language

Answer

an isolated language family

Answer

extinct

Question 14

The most widely spoken Indo-European language is

Accepted Answer

English

Answer

Hindi

Answer

Bengali

Answer

Spanish

Question 15

The two most important languages in South America are

Accepted Answer

Portuguese and Spanish

Answer

English and Spanish

Answer

French and Spanish

Answer

Dutch and English

Question 16

A pidgin language

Accepted Answer

has no native speakers

Answer

is spread by popular culture

Answer

all of the above

Answer

stems from folk culture

Question 17

The Flemings and Walloons live in what country

Accepted Answer

Belgium

Answer

France

Answer

South Africa

Answer

Switzerland

Question 18

Hebrew is an example of:

Accepted Answer

a revived language

Answer

a language family

Answer

an isolated language

Answer

a language family

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

thousands of years of isolation between tribal groups

Answer

frequent migration by the different tribal groups

Answer

repeated invasions by outsiders

Answer

colonial administration of native lands

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Mandarin

Answer

English

Answer

Cantonese

Answer

Spanish

Question 21

The Icelandic language has changes less than any other Germanic language because of:

Accepted Answer

Iceland's relative isolation from other places

Answer

continuous exchange with Norway and Sweden

Answer

Iceland's close contact with other people and activities

Answer

the extinction of the East Germanic group

Question 22

English is part of which language family?

Accepted Answer

Indo-European

Answer

Romance

Answer

North Germanic

Answer

West Germanic

Related quizzes

Related quizzes