Unit 3B - Language and Religion

When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location and become isolated from other members of their group...

• they lose their linguistic abilities.

• isolation usually results in the differentiation of one language into dialects, followed eventually by two distinct languages.

• groups form multiple dialects.

• their language usually shows very little change even over a long period of time, despite the appearance of a small number of changes typical of different dialects.

• they immediately develop a literary tradition.

A pidgin language...

• is spread by folk culture.

• cannot exist for more than a generation.

• cannot exist without globalization.

• has no native speakers.

• stems from invasion.

All of the following describe the English language EXCEPT...

• It is an isogloss.

• Its recent growth is due to expansion diffusion.

• It has diffused along with economic globalization.

• It is an Indo-European language.

• It is a lingua franca.

Which statement best describes the use of English on the Internet?

• English has become more dominant as the most common language on the Internet.

• English has become less dominant but is still the leading Internet language.

• The number of English-speaking Internet users remains above 50 percent.

• No one seems to be able to spell English correctly anymore.

• Different Internets exist for most other widely spoken languages, like Chinese, Japanese, and Russian.

The most widespread language family on earth is the...

• Sino-Tibetan

• Romance

• Germanic

• Indo-European

• Mandarin

Religions which tend to be expansionary, carrying their message to new peoples and areas thru relocation diffusion and missionaries, are termed:

• Universalizing

• Ethnic

• Tribal

• Secular

• Animistic

Which of the following religions has remained dominant in its area of origin?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Mormonism

• Protestantism

Which three major religions claim Jerusalem as their holy city?

• Sikhism, Islam, and Jerusalem

• Islam, Christianity, Hinduism

• Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism

• Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

• Jainism, Judaism, Christianity

What type of diffusion does Catholicism represent?

• Contagious

• Stimulus

• Religious

• Relocation

• Hierarchical

Judaism is an _______________________, even though it is globalized across the world.

• Ethnic Religion

• Universalizing Religion