World Language Language Terms Review

People who know more than one language

• cause confusion because they don't notice what language they are speaking.

• may develop Alzheimer's and dementia at a later age than they would have if they only knew one language.

• struggle with reading.

• don't know any language well.

A person that is bilingual speaks how any languages?

• One

• More than one

• Two

• Five or more

What is a benefit of a writing system that used signs and symbols to convey meaning?

• It's easy to learn.

• Same symbols can work in more than one language

• Symbols will never change

• It's easier to write

Which language uses a logographic writing system?

• Mandarin

• French

• Italian

• Spanish

Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian use what to what type of writing system?

• Runic

• Alphabet

• Logography

• Numerical

Around how many languages are spoken in the world?

• 7,000

• 700

• 45000

• 2000

Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese are Romance languages because?

• They sound romantic

• They were spoken by the Romanov family

• Romania uses all of them

• Because they come from Latin which was the language of the Roman Empire.

A cognate is...

• a word that sounds similar with a similar meaning in two or more languages.

• a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning

• is a word that has no meaning in

• a writing system used by ancient humans in Mesopotamia.

Which of the following is a tonal language?

• Mandarin

• Spanish

• French

• Italian

How many tones are their in Mandarin?

• 4

• 6

• 9

• 0