Unit 3 Group 2 Language

The above graphic instructs one to imitate a ____________ of Texas.

• Lingua Franca

• Isogloss

• Dialect

• Delectable

• Language Divergence

The above are common ideas explored in stories in the English-speaking world. (Think about the boogeyman, ghost stories, and Dracula.) They may best be described as part of our…?

• Literary Tradition

• Official Language

• Isogloss

• Linguistic Fragmentation

• Lingua Franca

Notifications sent home by schools are written in English and Spanish. The use of both demonstrates RHS’ awareness of…?

• Isogloss

• Lingua Franca

• Standard Language

• Linguistic Divergence

• Assimilation

This map represents the varied dialects spoken in the country of Lithuania. The areas in which the colors overlap or merge demonstrates the concept of:

• Literary Tradition

• Isogloss

• Language Creole

• Dialect

• Standard Language

All Canadian legal documents and street signs are required to be in both French and English. This is because…?

• All Canadians are bilingual

• Canada has two standard languages, and 3 main dialects

• Canada has two official languages

• Canada has two major ethnic groups and dozens of smaller ones

• Canada struggles with Quebec's ethnocentrism

Little is known about the Korean language prior to the 15th century. King Sejong the Great and his scribes standardized all pronunciation, diction, and spelling of what we now call Korean in a system called The Hunminjeongeum (which translates beautifully to “The Proper Sounds for the Instruction of the People”).

This script was intended to allow the largely illiterate peasant population in his kingdom to be able to read and write, and as a result of its early formalization, modern Korean bears little resemblance to any other languages in East Asia. https://goo.gl/CZBz63

Korean can best be described as a…?

• Fragmented Language

• Standard Language

• Isolated Language

• Creole

• Isogloss

Why is French often considered a lingua franca, while other languages that are spoken by far more people are not?

• French is an easier language to learn than are most other languages

• French is widely used in many of France’s former colonies around the world.

• People in Europe and the Americas never learned non-European languages such as Arabic and Mandarin

• French is used around the world by artists and musicians, so it is widely known in the international community

• French never merged with other languages to create vast numbers of creole speakers

The Gullah language is spoken in African-American communities of the coastal southeastern United States, particularly in South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida. It is a combination of Elizabethan English and African dialects. One can describe Gullah as a(n)

• Creolized language

• Lingua franca

• Isolated language

• Official language

• Standard language

Which of the following areas has the greatest linguistic fragmentation?

• Korea

• Scandinavia

• Caucasus

• Argentina

• Quebec

Latin was the official language of the Roman Empire. It was used by government officials and the wealthy. The commoners spoke their native languages, however, some native languages fell out of use and were replaced by Latin.

As the power of the Roman Empire decayed, regional dialects of Latin grew and evolved into the Roman “Romance” languages listed above (with flags). This process may best be described as…?

• Linguistic Divergence

• Oral Tradition

• Literary Tradition

• Official Language

• Isogloss