Which is an example of a revived language?
Language branch is
a group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages
A boundary between language regions
an isogloss
Sino-Tibetan. is the ___________largest language family
2nd
The Flemings and Walloons live in what country?
Belgium
A _________ language is a mix of indigenous and colonial languages
Creole
_____________ is the leading language on the Internet
English
Official languages in Switzerland include all but which of the following?
Flemish
English is part of which of these language branches
Germanic
English is part of which of these language families?
Indo-European
All but which are true about the English language?
It is the most spoken language in the world
Which country has more than 500 distinct languages spoken there.
Nigeria
_________ has acted to protect the French language by requiring its use on signs.
Quebec
_________________ is increasingly important in the United States because of large-scale immigration from Latin America.
Spanish
________ is to the United States as __________________ is to Canada
Spanish and French
Why did dialects developed within England
different Germanic invaders settled in different regions.
A language without known language relatives is a(n)
isolated language
The Flemings and Walloons speak languages belonging to different
language branches
Differences in the dialects of the colonial settlers
lead to American English ahving muliptle dialects
A language that is mutually understood by people who have different native languages.
lingua franca
A language used by the government for business
official language
The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how
recently in time the languages were once the same
Indo Iranian is
the branch of Indo-European has the most native speakers
This can help a language's survival
the political and military strength of its speakers
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European.
the two largest language families in the world
When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location and become isolated from other members of their group,
various dialects may develop
Dialect
A form of a language spoken in a local area is a
Language family is
A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a
Literary Tradition is
A language in written form