Exam 6: Language

Two Russian scholars have established the core of what they believe is a pre-Proto-Indo-European language named

The most widely used Indo-European language today is

The crucial element in language is

Mandarin,the language in and around the Chinese capital Beijing,was chosen as the standardized form of Chinese for the whole country.

Bulgarians speak a Slavic language.

Which of the following pairs of languages are not mutually intelligible?

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

Belgium is a ___________ speaking country.

Persian,Pashto and Baluchi are all part of the __________ branch of the language tree.

American,Canadian,and Russian governments have all worked to insure the preservation of minority native languages within their borders.

The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called

In 2000,which States had several countries where 60% or more of the people five years and older spoke a language other than English?

Linguistic extinction occurs when all the speakers of a language either die or choose to speak another language.

What is deep reconstruction? What is Nostratic and of which languages is it assumed to be the ancestor?

The greatest concentration of streets memorializing Martin Luther King are found in:

Even if the written form of a statement adheres to a standard language,the accent of a person who reads it will reveal their regional home.

Standard Italian is the version of the language spoken in

Bantu migrations marginalized this once widespread African language family which now is found only in dry regions of southwestern Africa.

The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations (e.g.Petco Park FedEx Field,Coors Field)is an example of

The Basquen language,Euskera,is spoken only in Spain.