Exam 6: Language

Indo-European languages belong to the largest language family in the world. How and where do linguists believe this family originated and how has it evolved? What linguistic techniques and theories have been used to try to arrive at an answer to this question?

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Question 21

Latin octo (eight)became Italian otto,Spanish ocho,and French huit. This is an example of ____________ over time in a language family.

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Question 22

The French government has _________ to protect French language and culture.

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Question 23

Clusters of French toponyms in Louisiana,Dutch toponyms in Michigan and Welsh toponyms in Pennsylvania reflect

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Question 24

Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with

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Question 25

Indo-European and Amerindian language families predominate the western hemisphere.

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Question 26

The criteria of mutual intelligibility as determinative of the difference between a dialect and a language is accepted by most linguists.

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Question 27

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?

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Question 28

A language that is the product of a process of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate is

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Question 29

The 1997 revolution in Zaire resulted in the change of the name of the country to Democratic Republic of Congo. This is an example of a post-colonial toponym.

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Question 30

After the breakup of the Soviet Union,Leningrad was renamed

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Question 31

There are no streets named for Martin Luther King,Jr.,in Montana.

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Question 32

The two theories of the Proto-Indo-European language dispersal are the conquest theory and

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Question 33

The predominantly French-speaking capital city of Belgium (Brussels)is located in the Flemish-speaking northern area of the country.

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Question 34

The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the

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Question 35

Which is not true of Quebec?

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Question 36

Most Afghans speak languages from the Dravidian family of languages.

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Question 37

Consider the map of European languages and explain the existence and distribution of Celtic and Uralic (Hungarian,Finnish)languages.

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Question 38

There are ___ principal language families of the world.

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Question 39

Countries in which more than one language are in use are called

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Indo-European languages belong to the largest language family in the world. How and where do linguists believe this family originated and how has it evolved? What linguistic techniques and theories have been used to try to arrive at an answer to this question?

Latin octo (eight)became Italian otto,Spanish ocho,and French huit. This is an example of ____________ over time in a language family.

The French government has _________ to protect French language and culture.

Clusters of French toponyms in Louisiana,Dutch toponyms in Michigan and Welsh toponyms in Pennsylvania reflect

Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with

Indo-European and Amerindian language families predominate the western hemisphere.

The criteria of mutual intelligibility as determinative of the difference between a dialect and a language is accepted by most linguists.

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 language that is the product of a process of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate is

The 1997 revolution in Zaire resulted in the change of the name of the country to Democratic Republic of Congo. This is an example of a post-colonial toponym.

After the breakup of the Soviet Union,Leningrad was renamed

There are no streets named for Martin Luther King,Jr.,in Montana.

The two theories of the Proto-Indo-European language dispersal are the conquest theory and

The predominantly French-speaking capital city of Belgium (Brussels)is located in the Flemish-speaking northern area of the country.

The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the

Which is not true of Quebec?

Most Afghans speak languages from the Dravidian family of languages.

Consider the map of European languages and explain the existence and distribution of Celtic and Uralic (Hungarian,Finnish)languages.

There are ___ principal language families of the world.

Countries in which more than one language are in use are called

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