Language families

Understanding language families also helps in understanding the ______ and historical relationships between different groups of people.

What do language families help us understand?

• The origins of different languages

• The similarities between different languages

• The grammar rules of different languages

• The pronunciation of different languages

Which language family is mainly spoken in East Asia?

• Indo-European

• Sino-Tibetan

• Austronesian

• Dravidian

The Sino-Tibetan family is primarily concentrated in China and its neighboring ______.

How many languages are spoken in the Indo-European language family?

• 100

• 200

• 400

• 600

What regions does the Indo-European family cover?

Why is studying language families important for tracing the historical development of languages and uncovering similarities and differences between them?

What was the influence of Latin on English vocabulary after the Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD?

What language did the Anglo-Saxons speak and how did it influence the English language?

What has influenced the development of English over centuries?

• Various groups of people

• The title of the passage

• The larger passage

• The English language