Classifications of Language

What type of classification groups languages based on their historical and genetic relationships?

• Typological classification
• Geographical classification
• Cultural classification
• Genetic classification

Which classification categorizes languages based on their structural and grammatical features?

• Geographic classification
• Phonetic classification
• Typological classification
• Historical classification

When languages are grouped based on their geographic distribution, it is a:

• Linguistic Family
• Linguistic Branch
• Language Group
• Language Area

Which classification focuses on the phonetic and phonological characteristics of languages?

• Morphological classification
• Syntactic classification
• Phonetic classification
• Semantic classification

When you distinguish between formal and informal registers of a language, you are using:

• Phonetic analysis
• Morphological analysis
• Register analysis
• Syntactic analysis

What type of classification considers the social aspects of language use?

• Phonetic classification
• Morphological classification
• Pragmatic classification
• Syntactic classification

Esperanto, Klingon, and programming languages are examples of:

• Natural languages
• Constructed languages
• Sign languages
• Pictographic languages

Languages at risk of disappearing due to dwindling speaker populations are classified as:

• Endangered Languages
• Extinct Languages
• Dead Languages
• Ancient Languages

What classification distinguishes between high and low varieties of a language?

• Geographical Classification
• Phonetic Classification
• Diglossic Classification
• Semantic Classification

In many countries, languages designated for use in government, education, and official contexts are known as:

• Official Languages
• National Languages
• Primary Languages
• Mother Tongues