Exam 4: The Geography of Language: Locating the Spoken Word

The main means by which learned belief systems, customs, and skills pass from one generation to the next is:

-According to the illustration, which is NOT a subfamily of Indo-European?

A person who says she is going to "pak the cah" (for "park the car") MOST likely hails from what part of the United States?

The Trans-Siberian Railroad was responsible for the diffusion of the Russian language to the Pacific Ocean.

Muslims were forcibly expelled from Spain in the fifteenth century c. e.

Most isogloss borders can be drawn with precision.

The most geographically widespread language in the Austronesian family is:

Why have logographic writing and emoticons become so prevalent in English texting?

The fact that there are more than 20 Spanish words describing mountains and hills illustrates:

-According to the table, the Sino-Tibetan language family is dominated numerically by speakers of:

In what part of the United States are generic toponyms using "Bayou" or "Gully" often found?

Which language family is dominant in North and South America?

-Based on the illustration, which language is NOT a Romance language?

The de facto language of globalization is:

Physical boundaries, such as mountains and rivers, rarely serve as linguistic boundaries because they channel migrants through them.

A writing system in which a character represents an entire word is a(n) _____ writing system.

It is likely that the next "language of the Internet," supplanting English as the existing language of the Internet, will be:

-After Chinese, the world's most widely spoken language, according to the table, is:

Pidgin languages primarily serve the needs of trade and commerce.

-According to the map, which is NOT a language hotspot?