Chapter 6 Test

A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called A. An Isogloss B. A Sound Shift C. An International Border D. A cultural Boundary

A

Standard Italian is the version of the language spoken in A. Florence and Tuscany B. Italy north of Venice C. Sicily D. Rome

A

The most widely used Indo-European language today is A. English B. German C. Spanish D. Chinese

A

The two theories of the Proto-Indo-European language dispersal are the conquest theory and A. The spread of agriculture B. Massive Migration C. Extensive trade routes D. Missionary Activity

A

Two Russian scholars have established the core of what they believe is a pre-Proto-Indo-European language named A. Nostratic B. Anatolian C. Etruscan D. Austronesian

A

Which development helped with the rise of national languages beginning in the fourteenth century A. Invention of the printing press B. Agricultural Revolution C. Celtic Migrations D. Fall of the Roman Empire

A

Bantu migrations marginalized this once widespread African language family which now is found only in dry regions of southwestern Africa. A. Niger-Congo family B. Khoisan family C. Afro-Asiatic family D. Sudanic Subfamily

B

Convergence processes yielding a synthesis of several languages produce a pidgin language. When this language becomes the first language of a population it is referred to as a A. Dialect B. Creole Language C. Language Subfamily D. Lingua Franca

B

English is to lingua franca as ___________________ is to pidgin language. A. French B. Creole C. Portuguese D. Chinese

B

From 1960 to 1980, the changing ethnic composition of South Central Los Angeles is best described as: A. Less Diverse B. More Diverse C. Asian Dominated D. Hispanic Dominated

B

In 2000, which States had several countries where 60% or more of the people five years and older spoke a language other than English A. Texas and California B. Texas and New Mexico C. New York and California D. New York and Alabama

B

In Illinois, people who want a soft drink with their hamburger are likely to order a A. Soda B. Pop C. Coke D. Pepsi

B

In technically advanced societies there is likely to be A. a standard language B. Many basic languages C. Limited expansion of language D. Standard pronunciation

B

Latin octo became Italian otto, Spanish ocho, and French huit. This is an example of _________ over time in a language family A. Deterioration B. Sound Shift C. Dialect Development D. Isogloss Shift

B

There are_______ principle language families of the world A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25

B

Which of the following European countries has a rather sharp division between Flemish speakers in the north and Wallon speakers in the South? A. Netherlands B. Belgium C. Denmark D. Andorra

B

A language that is the product of a process of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate is A. A standardized language B. A common language C. A lingua Franca D. A lingua Germanica

C

Brittany in western France shows the persistence of Breton in the ______ subfamily A. Romance B. Germanic C. Celtic D. Slavic

C

Dialects are most often marked by actual differences in A. accents B. pronunciation C. Vocabulary D. syntax

C

Hawaii and New Mexico are examples of states with A. No linguistic Variation B. Official English only policies C. Official bilingual policies D. No official language policies

C

Persian, Pashto and Baluchi are all part of the ________ branch of the language tree A. Indic B. Baltic C. Iranian D. Greek

C

Subsequent migrations and empire building caused the decline and marginalization of this subfamily which had brought Indo-European languages to Europe 3,000 years ago. A. Romance B. Germanic C. Celtic D. Turkic

C

The Proto-Indo-European homeland lies somewhere north of the A. Mediterranean Sea B. Baltic Sea C. Black Sea D. Sea of Okhotsk

C

________ of internet content is English A. 12% B. 27% C. 68% D. 82%

C

Belgium is a _______ speaking country A. Belgae B. Flemish C. French D. Both B and C

D

Nigeria chose ____ as its official language upon independence A. Northern Hausa B. Southwestern Yoruba C. Southeastern Ibo D. English

D

The French government has __________ to protect French Language and culture A. banned foreign words in advertising and on radio and television B. Established the Academie Francaise to standardize the language C. Passed a law levying fines on those using foreign terms D. All of the above

D

The Indo-European language family prevails on the map of Europe. Which country listed below has a language which is not in the Indo-European family A. France B. Italy C. Iceland D. Hungary

D

The crucial element in language is A. Vocabulary B. Grammar C. Alphabet D. Vocalization

D

The language most widely used as a second language by hundreds of millions of people in India, Africa, and elsewhere is A. Spanish B. French C. Arabic D. English

D

The language tree diagram of language divergence has some branches with dead ends. These represent A. Standardized or non-changing languages B. Language subfamilies C. Isolated Languages D. Extinct Language

D

The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly _____ languages spoken A. 15 B. 25 C. 200 D. 400

D

The predominant languages spoken on Madagascar are not of an African language family but belong to A. Indo-European family B. Sino-Tibetan family C. Dravidian family D. Austronesian family

D

Which is not true of Quebec A. Peoples of the north speak Algonquin and Inuit languages B. The P.Q passed laws banning or controlling the use non-French languages in advertising C. Quebec contains areas dominated by non-French speaking minorities D. It is almost 100% French speaking

D

Which of the following pairs of languages are not mutually intelligible A. Urdu and Hindi B. Danish and Norwegian C. Serbian and Croatian D. German and Dutch

D