CHAPTER 5: National language and language planning

What is the primary function of a national language?

a) Utilitarian

b) Symbolic

c) Linguistic

d) Cultural

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which country shares official status between English and an indigenous language?

a) Malaysia

b) Paraguay

c) Tanzania

d) Vanuatu

• A

• B

• C

• D

What are the four interrelated steps in planning for a national official language?

a) Selection, codification, elaboration, acceptance

b) Standardization, elaboration, codification, acceptance

c) Codification, acceptance, selection, elaboration

d) Acceptance, selection, elaboration, codification

• A

• B

• C

• D

In Tanzania, which language was chosen as the official national language?

a) Bislama

b) Guaraní

c) Malay

d) Swahili

• A

• B

• C

• D

What does the success of Swahili as the national language in Tanzania primarily attribute to?

a) Its utilitarian function

b) Its association with a particular tribe

c) Its neutral status

d) Its linguistic processing

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which two approaches were taken to develop a standard written variety of Norwegian?

a) Bokmål and Nynorsk

b) Danish and Landsmål

c) Danish and Bokmål

d) Nynorsk and Landsmål

• A

• B

• C

• D

In Norway, what effort was made to bring Bokmål and Nynorsk closer together?

a) Codification efforts

b) Standardization efforts

c) Elaboration efforts

d) Acceptance efforts

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the role of linguists in language planning?

a) Developing vocabulary

b) Codification of orthography

c) Influencing standardization

d) All of the above

• A

• B

• C

• D

What does acceptance in language planning refer to?

a) The selection of a language variety

b) The codification of linguistic features

c) The intuitive judgments by users of a language

d) The development of vocabulary

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is another term for acquisition planning in language planning?

a) Status planning

b) Prestige planning

c) Language-in-education planning

d) Corpus planning

• A

• B

• C

• D