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Quiz by Agata Cichocka

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15 questions
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  • Q1
    special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
    jargon
    30s
  • Q2
    an informal, often short-lived kind of language used in place of standard words
    slang
    30s
  • Q3
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
    colloquial
    30s
  • Q4
    conservative; one who insists on correct forms of language etc.
    purist
    30s
  • Q5
    simplified form of English
    Globish
    30s
  • Q6
    an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages
    Esperanto
    30s
  • Q7
    word or expression introduced into a language by literally translating it
    calque
    30s
  • Q8
    a word borrowed from another language
    loan word
    30s
  • Q9
    mother tongue
    native language
    30s
  • Q10
    state of being deeply engrossed; absorption
    immersion
    30s
  • Q11
    to absorb, deeply involve, engross
    to immerse
    30s
  • Q12
    to learn without studies
    acquire a language
    30s
  • Q13
    a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
    dialect
    30s
  • Q14
    speaking two languages
    bilingual
    30s
  • Q15
    multi-linguist
    polyglot
    30s

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