Which is an example of a revived language?

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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


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