Exam 5: Languages

The origin of English words is dominated by

Marija Gimbutas' theory points to the first speakers of the Indo-European language as the ancient

The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is

Hebrew is an example of

Which branch of Indo-European has the most native speakers?

Germanic invaders of England included which tribe?

Spanish is increasingly important in the United States because

In San Jose,California,it is common to have street signs and government-published material in English,Spanish,and Vietnamese.Should cities like San Jose use public funds to do this?

A language without known language relatives is a(n)

________ is to Canada as ________ is to the United States.

A literary tradition is

English is the leading language on the Internet

Most languages with a literary tradition use one of the following principal writing systems:

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees,the trunks of the trees represent

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

What motivated Noah Webster to create the first comprehensive American dictionary?

All but which are true about the English language?

Basque is a good example of a(n)

The second-largest language family is

The Anatolian and Kurgan Hearth theories are both an explanation of language diffusing through