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

Globalization has worked to favor some languages and eliminate others.

The descendants of African slaves who live on the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Georgia, and north Florida are known as the:

Bantu and its related languages began spreading about 4000 years ago from the country that is today known as:

-Which language family is second only to Indo-European in number of native speakers?

Geolinguists map dialects by using _____, which indicate the spatial borders of individual words.

Martin Luther's translation of the Bible led to the standardization of which language?

The Semitic languages are spoken mostly in:

In the case of Indo-European language diffusion, relocation and expansion diffusion were mutually exclusive.

Which is a good example of a linguistic refuge area?

In the colonial period of the United States, it was common to hear people speak Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese.

-Into what language family does English fall?

Written languages usually advance at the expense of language spoken by oral cultures.

Today, the Alhambra complex of Spain lies in ruins.

An example of a formerly "dead" language revised for use in the twentieth century is:

The Burmese, Tibetan, and Chinese languages are related.

Which holy book is the model for written Arabic?

The single most common variable by which different cultural groups are identified and by which they assert their unique identity is:

"There is probably no other place in the world where studying walls, columns, and fountains is so similar to turning the pages of a book." Juan Castilla is describing:

English is particularly abundant in words describing:

Which of the following examples of logographic writing do Chinese use to convey sadness in texts?