AP HuG - Language

Which is the predominant language family of the Western Hemisphere?

• Germanic

• Indo-European

• Quechuan

• Spanish

• English

What is the most widely used language in the eastern branch of the Indo-European language family?

• Turkic

• Arabic

• Hindi

• Urdu

• Dravidian

What is the most commonly used Sino-Tibetan language?

• Han

• Tibetan

• Mandarin

• Thai

• Laotian

The origins of the Indo-European language are thought to have developed in:

• Italy

• Kurgan hearth in southern Russia.

• Angleland

• Central Asia.

• Greece

Which of the following did not contribute to the formation of “old English” between the fifth and ninth centuries?

• French

• Saxons

• Jutes

• Angles

• All of the above contributed

Which language is the global lingua franca of technology and the Internet?

• Swahili

• Chinese

• French

• Hindi

• English

Franglais and Spanglish are examples of:

• official language

• creole language.

• pidgin language

• a working language

• an isogloss.

A regional variation of a language is known as a _____.

• bilingual language

• creole

• standard language

• dialect

• pidgin

What is the benefit of standardizing languages?

• To promote cultural identity

• To create political stability

• To increase trade within the state

• To eliminate uneven development

• To prevent the development of a pidgin language

Why is Switzerland a successful multilingual state?

• It has a lack of economic development.

• A decentralized government allows for a regional decision-making process

• All languages are actually dialectical versions of German.

• Each region is physically isolated from each other, eliminating contact.

• It is an authoritarian government, prohibiting cultural individuality