Chapter 6 APHG

A common language that is used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce is called a A) relict language B) revived language. C) lingua franca. D) pidgen language. E) creole language.

C) lingua franca

Toponymy is A)the study of globalization of culture traits. B)the idea that regions are interconnected through culture and language. C) the study of how place names reflect the culture and heritage of people. D) related to the idea that interaction between cultures is harmful. E) the study of elevation change on maps

C) the study of how place names reflect the culture and heritage of people.

Approximately how many countries use English as an official language? A) 40 B) 50 C) 60 D) 70 E) 80

A) 40

Early English was influenced by all of the following groups except the A) Basques. B) Vikings. C) Angles. D) French. E) Saxons

A) Basques.

Which statement about the diffusion of the English and Chinese languages is true? A) English has diffused worldwide, while Chinese is spoken mostly in China. B) English is spoken in only the United Kingdom and the United States, while Chinese is spoken all over East Asia. C) English and Chinese are both spoken worldwide as lingua franca languages. D) The number of English speakers is declining, while the number of Chinese speakers is steadily increasing. E) All of the above

A) English has diffused worldwide, while Chinese is spoken mostly in China

All of the following are Latin-based Romance languages except A) English. B) Spanish. C) French. D) Italian. E) Portuguese.

A) English.

The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the A) amount of power the French wielded over its colony. B) desire to adopt all the official languages of the United Nations. C) concept of lingua franca. D) work of French Catholic missionaries. E) all of the above

A) amount of power the French wielded over its colony.

A language that no longer has native speakers is considered A) an extinct language. B) a preserved language. C) an endangered language. D) a lingua franca. E) a creole language

A) an extinct language.

A creole language A) is a pidgin language that has evolved to become a group's first language. B) is a mixture of French and another language. C) has few, if any, grammar rules. D) has a limited vocabulary. E) is not the first language of an individual

A) is a pidgin language that has evolved to become a group's first language.

Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family. A)Indo-European. B) Japanese C)Germanic. D) Niger-Congo E) Austronesian

A)Indo-European.

Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion? A) English B) Arabic C) French D) Spanish E) Chinese

B) Arabic

One culture that uses an ideographic method of writing is A) India. B) China. C) Arabic. D) English. E) Spanish.

B) China.

Which of the following is an example of a revived language? A) Swahili B) Hebrew C) Latin D) Greek E) Celtic

B) Hebrew

Problems with the Chinese ideographic writing systems include A) many symbols no longer have meaning. B) in order to be literate, a person must memorize thousands of symbols. C) each dialect has its own symbols for writing. D) each symbol must correspond with the pronunciation of the word it represents. E) all of the above

B) in order to be literate, a person must memorize thousands of symbols.

A collection of languages within a language branch that share a recent common origin and have relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary is a A) language tree. B) language group. C) language family. D) dialect. E) none of the above

B) language group.

One of the most obvious ways for a culture to exert its influence on the landscape in an urban area is to A) take out loans from bankers. B) make sure business signs are written in their language. C) make sure that their children go to public schools. D) make sure their business leaders join the chamber of commerce. E) all of the above

B) make sure business signs are written in their language.

The principal concentration of French speaking North Americans is in A) Maine. B)Quebec. C)Nova Scotia. D) Manitoba. E) Haiti

B)Quebec.

All of the following are creole languages except A) Afrikaans. B) Swahili. C) Bantu. D) Bazaar Malay. E) Hatian Creole

C) Bantu.

Which statement about the English language is correct? A) Worldwide, there are three times as many native speakers of English as second language speakers. B) It is a member of the Latin language branch. C) It has been largely influenced by the French language. D) It has only two separate dialects: British and American. E) It is the official language of the United States.

C) It has been largely influenced by the French language.

Which of the following statements about Spanglish is false? A) Spanglish is a mixing of Spanish and English. B) Spanglish involves converting English words to Spanish forms. C) Spanglish has developed new grammar rules as well as new vocabulary. D)Spanglish is spoken by many Hispanics in the United States. E) Spanglish is an example of hierarchical diffusion.

C) Spanglish has developed new grammar rules as well as new vocabulary.

An isogloss is A) a form of a language spoken in a local area. B) a collection of unique words. C) a boundary between language regions. D) the transition zone between cultures. E) all of the above

C) a boundary between language regions.

Most English-speaking countries around the world speak British English because A) American English is not considered to by a form of proper English. B)American English is considered vulgar by most educated people. C) most people do not like Americans, so they refuse to copy them. D) British colonized many areas around the world. E) all of the above

D) British colonized many areas around the world.

Which statement about official languages is true? A) Official languages are always spoken by the majority of citizens of a country. B) Official languages are the language of the largest cultural group of a country. C) Each country can only have one official language. D) Official languages are used by the government for use in its daily business. E) All of the above

D) Official languages are used by the government for use in its daily business.

When groups of speakers of a single language are isolated from each other, each group may develop A) new grammar rules. B) different pronunciations of words. C) unique vocabulary. D) all of the above E) A and B only

D) all of the above

Differences between American and British English include all of the following except A) different pronunciation of words. B) different spelling of words. C) different vocabulary for some objects. D) different language of origin. E)all of the above.

D) different language of origin

A regional variant of a language is known as a A) language branch. B) language group. C) language family. D) language dialect. E) none of the above

D) language dialect.

Problems with multi-lingual states include A) increased costs for printing government signs and literature in multiple languages. B) antagonism between speakers of the different languages. C) confusion, as some place names are identified differently in the different languages. D)all of the above E) A and B only

D)all of the above

American English has adopted extensive vocabulary from which of the following languages? A) Spanish language. B) French language. C) Yiddish language. D) Native American languages. E) All of the above

E) All of the above

A pidgin language A) has a limited vocabulary. B) has few, if any, grammar rules. C) is a simplified language based on two separate languages. D) is not the first language of any person. E) all of the above .

E) all of the above

Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their A) vocabulary. B) spelling. C) pronunciation. D) speed at which the language is spoken. E) all of the above

E) all of the above

Cultural groups often work to preserve and protect their languages A) because oral history will be lost if the language is not preserved. B) because language is an essential part of a culture‟s identity. C) as a reaction against folk culture forces. D) all of the above E)A and B only

E)A and B only