Chapter 5

B) different Germanic invaders settled in different regions.

Dialects developed within England primarily because A) the Viking invaders did not remain long in England. B) different Germanic invaders settled in different regions. C) commerce developed more slowly in England than on the European continent. D) the Normans invaded from the south. E) British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect.

B) a revived language.

Hebrew is an example of A) an Altaic language. B) a revived language. C) a language family. D) an isolated language. E) an extinct language.

C) the historical documents and religious texts of the ancient Maya that were partly destroyed by Spanish conquerors.

In the following answer choices, the best example of a literary tradition is A) the religious rituals and traditions of ancient European civilizations. B) the oral traditions of Australia's Aborigines that were passed down from generation to generation without the aid of writing. C) the historical documents and religious texts of the ancient Maya that were partly destroyed by Spanish conquerors. D) the diffusion of television and radio broadcasts. E) the variety of dialects in a language used in obscure examples of spoken poetry.

E) Kurgans.

Marija Gimbutas; theory points to the first speakers of the Indo-European language as the ancient A) Germans. B) Dravidians. C) Celts. D) Russians. E) Kurgans.

C) four

The language maps in this chapter show that Quechuan is widely spoken in at least ________ South American countries. A) two B) twelve C) four D) eight E) ten

D) India and Sri Lanka.

The language maps in this chapter show that Tamil is an important language in A) Bangladesh and India. B) Pakistan and Sri Lanka. C) Iran and Pakistan. D) India and Sri Lanka. E) Pakistan and India.

B) recently in time the languages were once the same.

The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how A) similar the cultures of the speakers of each language are. B) recently in time the languages were once the same. C) they all emerged at the same point in history, according to the Bible. D) closely the speakers of each language live to one other. E) they correspond to the diffusion of free markets across much of the world.

A) Uralic.

The maps in this chapter show that the second most widely spoken language family in Europe is A) Uralic. B) Romance. C) Celtic. D) Balto-Slavic. E) Indo-European.

B) Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European.

The two largest language families in the world are A) Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan. B) Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European. C) Altaic and Nilo-Saharan. D) Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic. E) Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan.

D) language families.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent A) language groups. B) language sects. C) dialects. D) language families. E) possible prehistoric superfamilies.

E) Bulgarian

Which of the following is not a Romance language? A) Romanian B) Portuguese C) French D) Italian E) Bulgarian

B) Germanic

11) English is part of which language branch? A) Northern B) Germanic C) Indo-European D) Western E) Austronesian

E) Angles, Jutes, and Saxons

12) According to the maps and diagrams in this chapter, the Germanic invaders of England included which groups or tribes? A) Brittans, Normans, and Welsh B) Scots, Irish, and Welsh C) Germans, Normans, and Danes D) Irish, Welsh, and English E) Angles, Jutes, and Saxons

C) a boundary between language regions.

13) An isogloss is A) a blending of two language families. B) a line that separates literary traditions. C) a boundary between language regions. D) a collection of unique words. E) a form of a language spoken in a local area.

C) Sweden

14) An analysis of the maps and diagrams in this chapter shows that Indo-European speakers dominate A) Estonia B) Finland C) Sweden D) Malaysia E) Madagascar

C) a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.

A creolized language is A) an isolated language family. B) extinct. C) a mix of indigenous and colonial languages. D) a revived formerly extinct language. E) a possible prehistoric superfamily.

B) dialect

A form of a language spoken in a local area is a A) branch. B) dialect C) family. D) root. E) group.

E) language family.

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a A) dialect. B) language group. C) language root. D) language branch. E) language family.

A) language branch.

A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a A) language branch. B) language family. C) language root. D) dialect. E) language group.

E) the written form of a language.

A literary tradition is A) a form of a language intended to be printed in official government documents. B) a language spoken in an area. C) the variety of dialects in a language used in obscure examples of poetry. D) a collection of languages related to one other. E) the written form of a language.

C) has no native speakers.

A pidgin language A) stems from invasion. B) cannot exist without globalization. C) has no native speakers. D) cannot exist for more than a generation. E) is spread by folk culture.

D) with the diffusion of agriculture.

According to Colin Renfrew's research, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe A) entirely by sea. B) following the traders on the silk road. C) by way of the Kurgan homeland. D) with the diffusion of agriculture. E) with the conquests of warriors on horseback.

D) isolated language.

Basque is a good example of a(n) A) language group. B) lingua franca. C) language family. D) isolated language. E) globalizing language.

A) alphabet

British and American English differ in all but which of the following? A) alphabet B) prevalent dialects C) spelling D) vocabulary E) pronunciation

C) a language understood by people who have different native languages.

lingua franca is A) an English word that has entered the French language. B) an extinct language that has been revived. C) a language understood by people who have different native languages. D) a language used by French colonial administrations. E) an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated. 2) The main difference between languages in the same family, branch,