Question 1

What is an example of code switching?

Accepted Answer

A)  US-born children to Mexican parents speak Spanish at home and in school. 
B)  In Switzerland, the variety of German used will vary by the speaker's nationality. 
C)  UK-born children of Pakistani parents speak English with friends and Urdu with family. 
D)  In the Arabic world, variations in speech align with social and national differences. 
A)  US-born children to Mexican parents speak Spanish at home and in school. 
B)  In Switzerland, the variety of German used will vary by the speaker's nationality. 
C)  UK-born children of Pakistani parents speak English with friends and Urdu with family. 
D)  In the Arabic world, variations in speech align with social and national differences. C

Question 2

Even in the most remote locations, what has always been present in speech communities from premodern times through to today?

Accepted Answer

A)  monolingualism 
B)  written language 
C)  multilingualism 
D)  minor dialects 
A)  monolingualism 
B)  written language 
C)  multilingualism 
D)  minor dialects C

Question 3

The larger the number of divergent _____ names, the greater the force of singular _____ namings.

Accepted Answer

A)  non-English; English 
B)  indigenous; colonial 
C)  native; European 
D)  colonial; postcolonial 
A)  non-English; English 
B)  indigenous; colonial 
C)  native; European 
D)  colonial; postcolonial B

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of how language use reflects imperial incorporation?

Accepted Answer

A)  In Zacatecas Mexico, native Huichol speakers record and teach their language. 
B)  Quebecois in Canada speak a French dialect that was isolated during British rule. 
C)  In West African Côte D'Ivoire, many people speak both French and indigenous Yoruba. 
D)  Portuguese is a dominant language in one country in South America and two in Africa. 
A)  In Zacatecas Mexico, native Huichol speakers record and teach their language. 
B)  Quebecois in Canada speak a French dialect that was isolated during British rule. 
C)  In West African Côte D'Ivoire, many people speak both French and indigenous Yoruba. 
D)  Portuguese is a dominant language in one country in South America and two in Africa.

Question 5

What is NOT an example of a liturgical language?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hindi 
B)  Arabic 
C)  Latin 
D)  Hebrew 
A)  Hindi 
B)  Arabic 
C)  Latin 
D)  Hebrew

Question 6

What is NOT one of the four types of language policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  exclusion 
B)  assimilation 
C)  hybridization 
D)  confederation 
A)  exclusion 
B)  assimilation 
C)  hybridization 
D)  confederation

Question 7

What term describes the particular aspect of how languages developed through contact with other environments and people?

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial diffusion 
B)  language of place 
C)  cultural globalization 
D)  linguistic movement 
A)  spatial diffusion 
B)  language of place 
C)  cultural globalization 
D)  linguistic movement

Question 8

What group specifically drives the language shift occurrence?

Accepted Answer

A)  working age adults 
B)  dependent populations 
C)  foreign-born immigrants 
D)  second generation children 
A)  working age adults 
B)  dependent populations 
C)  foreign-born immigrants 
D)  second generation children

Question 9

What has become the contemporary language of global interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish 
B)  English 
C)  French 
D)  Chinese 
A)  Spanish 
B)  English 
C)  French 
D)  Chinese

Question 10

What is the best example of a formal language domain?

Accepted Answer

A)  home 
B)  court 
C)  street 
D)  work 
A)  home 
B)  court 
C)  street 
D)  work

Question 11

What group is likely the most vulnerable to language replacement?

Accepted Answer

A)  small speech community 
B)  growing immigrant neighborhood 
C)  first generation young people 
D)  economically powerful culture group 
A)  small speech community 
B)  growing immigrant neighborhood 
C)  first generation young people 
D)  economically powerful culture group

Question 12

What type of contact language form develops and is adopted permanently?

Accepted Answer

A)  accent 
B)  creole 
C)  dialects 
D)  pidgin 
A)  accent 
B)  creole 
C)  dialects 
D)  pidgin

Question 13

What is considered the localization of language, often evolving very distinct regional variants, particularly over long periods of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  accent 
B)  creole 
C)  dialects 
D)  Pidgin 
A)  accent 
B)  creole 
C)  dialects 
D)  Pidgin

Question 14

What is NOT one of the languages descending from the Latin legacy of the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  English 
C)  Italian 
D)  Spanish 
A)  French 
B)  English 
C)  Italian 
D)  Spanish

Question 15

What toponymic era is represented by the situation of Alice Springs, Australia and the reemergence of the long-silenced Aboriginal name of Mparntwe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indigenous 
B)  Colonial 
C)  Postcolonial 
D)  None of these 
A)  Indigenous 
B)  Colonial 
C)  Postcolonial 
D)  None of these

Question 16

What term describes how a colonial power renames the landscape by replacing local words with those from the colonial language as an act of appropriation and control?

Accepted Answer

A)  toponymic colonialism 
B)  imperial incorporation 
C)  naming politics 
D)  colonial naming 
A)  toponymic colonialism 
B)  imperial incorporation 
C)  naming politics 
D)  colonial naming

Question 17

What type of language policy is illustrated when each state in the US provides English and Spanish versions of state-specific documents and forms?

Accepted Answer

A)  domination 
B)  pluralist 
C)  assimilation 
D)  all of these 
A)  domination 
B)  pluralist 
C)  assimilation 
D)  all of these

Question 18

What environmental conditions tend to have the level of highest linguistic diversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  locations hosting seasonal animal herders 
B)  mountainous places hindering movement 
C)  locations with extensive trade engagements 
D)  flat, arid plains suitable for seasonal farming 
A)  locations hosting seasonal animal herders 
B)  mountainous places hindering movement 
C)  locations with extensive trade engagements 
D)  flat, arid plains suitable for seasonal farming

Question 19

What has particularly accelerated the rate of global English competency?

Accepted Answer

A)  colonialism 
B)  international migration 
C)  capitalism 
D)  cultural globalization 
A)  colonialism 
B)  international migration 
C)  capitalism 
D)  cultural globalization

Question 20

What type of approach to a national language would be most likely employed by a settled, long-established country?

Accepted Answer

A)  standardization 
B)  prohibition 
C)  vernacularization 
D)  marginalization 
A)  standardization 
B)  prohibition 
C)  vernacularization 
D)  marginalization

What is an example of code switching?

Even in the most remote locations, what has always been present in speech communities from premodern times through to today?

The larger the number of divergent _ names, the greater the force of singular _ namings.

Which of the following is an example of how language use reflects imperial incorporation?

What is NOT an example of a liturgical language?

What is NOT one of the four types of language policy?

What term describes the particular aspect of how languages developed through contact with other environments and people?

What group specifically drives the language shift occurrence?

What has become the contemporary language of global interaction?

What is the best example of a formal language domain?

What group is likely the most vulnerable to language replacement?

What type of contact language form develops and is adopted permanently?

What is considered the localization of language, often evolving very distinct regional variants, particularly over long periods of time?

What is NOT one of the languages descending from the Latin legacy of the Roman Empire?

What toponymic era is represented by the situation of Alice Springs, Australia and the reemergence of the long-silenced Aboriginal name of Mparntwe?

What term describes how a colonial power renames the landscape by replacing local words with those from the colonial language as an act of appropriation and control?

What type of language policy is illustrated when each state in the US provides English and Spanish versions of state-specific documents and forms?

What environmental conditions tend to have the level of highest linguistic diversity?

What has particularly accelerated the rate of global English competency?

What type of approach to a national language would be most likely employed by a settled, long-established country?

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Exam 11: The Geography of Language

What is an example of code switching?

Even in the most remote locations, what has always been present in speech communities from premodern times through to today?

The larger the number of divergent _____ names, the greater the force of singular _____ namings.

Which of the following is an example of how language use reflects imperial incorporation?

What is NOT an example of a liturgical language?

What is NOT one of the four types of language policy?

What term describes the particular aspect of how languages developed through contact with other environments and people?

What group specifically drives the language shift occurrence?

What has become the contemporary language of global interaction?

What is the best example of a formal language domain?

What group is likely the most vulnerable to language replacement?

What type of contact language form develops and is adopted permanently?

What is considered the localization of language, often evolving very distinct regional variants, particularly over long periods of time?

What is NOT one of the languages descending from the Latin legacy of the Roman Empire?

What toponymic era is represented by the situation of Alice Springs, Australia and the reemergence of the long-silenced Aboriginal name of Mparntwe?

What term describes how a colonial power renames the landscape by replacing local words with those from the colonial language as an act of appropriation and control?

What type of language policy is illustrated when each state in the US provides English and Spanish versions of state-specific documents and forms?

What environmental conditions tend to have the level of highest linguistic diversity?

What has particularly accelerated the rate of global English competency?

What type of approach to a national language would be most likely employed by a settled, long-established country?

The Home Planet

The Nature of Geography

Population Dynamics

Population and Food

Population and Resources

People and the Environment

The Geography of Three Economic Sectors

The Economic Geography of Uneven Development

The Geography of Population

The Geography of Religion

Creating a Global Economy

The Global Geography of Culture

World Orders

The Nation-State

The Urban Transformation

Networks of Cities

The Internal Structure of the City

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The larger the number of divergent _ names, the greater the force of singular _ namings.