AP Human Geography Chapter 5: Languages

A lingua franca is

• an English word that has entered the French Language

• a language understood by people who have different native languages

• an extinct language that has been revived

• an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated

• a language used by French colonial administrations

The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how

• recently in time the languages were once the same

• closely the speakers of each language live to one another

• they correspond to the diffusion of free markets across much of the world

• similar the cultures of the speaker of each language are

• they all emerged at the same point in history, according to the Bible

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

• dialect

• language branch

• language family

• language group

• language root

Basque is a good example of a(n)

• language family

• globalizing language

• language group

• lingua franca

• isolated language

Franglais is

• the lingua franca of France

• a dialect of French

• the standard language of French

• the use of English in the French language

• a language used by French colonial administrations

The two largest language families in the world are

• Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic

• Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European

• Afro-Asianic and Sino-Tibetan

• Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan

• Altaic and Nilo-Saharan

Both the angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they

• spoke ancient English languages

• invaded England

• spoke languages derived from Latin

• diffused English around the world

• agreed to divide Ireland from England

Which of the following is not a romance language

• Bulgarian

• Italian

• Portuguese

• Romanian

• French

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

• dialects

• language groups

• language families

• possible prehistoric superfamilies

• language sects

The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is

• Indo-European

• Indo-Iranian

• Mandarin

• Sino-Tibetan

• Austro-Asiatic