Diffusion of Religion and Language Quiz 3.7

What is a protolanguage?

• A modern language spoken by a large population

• A hypothetical ancestral language from which a language family descended

• A language created for fictional purposes

• A language used as a lingua franca

What is a language family?

• A group of languages that share vocabulary, grammar, and sound patterns

• A subgroup within a language family

• A further subdivision within a language family

• A regional or social variation of a language

What is a language branch?

• A group of languages that share vocabulary, grammar, and sound patterns

• A subgroup within a language family

• A further subdivision within a language family

• A regional or social variation of a language

What is a language group?

• A group of languages that share vocabulary, grammar, and sound patterns

• A subgroup within a language family

• A further subdivision within a language family

• A regional or social variation of a language

What is a dialect?

• A group of languages that share vocabulary, grammar, and sound patterns

• A subgroup within a language family

• A regional or social variation of a language

• A further subdivision within a language family

What is an isogloss?

• A group of languages that share vocabulary, grammar, and sound patterns

• A line on a map marking the boundary between different linguistic features

• A regional or social variation of a language

• A further subdivision within a language family

What is a universalizing religion?

• A religion that seeks to spread its beliefs to all people

• A religion closely tied to a particular ethnic group or culture

• A common language used for communication between cultures

• A model of diffusion describing the spread of cultural traits

What is a lingua franca?

• A religion that seeks to spread its beliefs to all people

• A religion closely tied to a particular ethnic group or culture

• A common language used for communication between cultures

• A model of diffusion describing the spread of cultural traits

What is hierarchical diffusion?

• A religion that seeks to spread its beliefs to all people

• A religion closely tied to a particular ethnic group or culture

• A common language used for communication between cultures

• A model of diffusion describing the spread of cultural traits

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of protolanguages?

• They are reconstructed based on similarities between descendant languages

• They are directly attested in written or spoken form

• They provide insights into the historical development of languages

• They represent the common ancestor of a language family