Chapter 5 AP – Flashcards
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The Geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of
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The interplay between globalization and local diversity
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The contemporary distribution of languages around the globe is largely a result of
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migration
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The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how
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recently in time the languages were once the same
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when languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent
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language families
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The two largest language families in the world are
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Sino-Tibetan & Indo-European
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The four more frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but
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Celtic
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Romance branch languages have achieved worldwide importance because
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colonial and imperial activity distributed schools today
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Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language because they
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invaded England
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Franglais, Denglish, and Spanglish represent
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The infusion of English to French, German, and Spanish and subsequent development of new words
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The dominance of English as an international language has facilitated
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diffusion of popular culture, science, and international trade
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Which of the following is NOT true
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English is the official language of the US
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A regional variation of a language including a distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation of words is called a(n)
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dialect
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British and American English differ in all but which of the following
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alphabet
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Hebrew is an example of
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a revived language
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Basque is a good example of a
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rigorous and isolated language
