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Language Evolution and Creole Structures Quiz

Authored by M Henderson

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Language Evolution and Creole Structures Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What gives rise to new vocabulary or new meanings and terms for obsolete concepts in a language?

All of the above

New discoveries and technologies

Borrowing from other languages

Forming compounds of already existing terms

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who discovered striking similarities between Sanskrit and European languages?

Mrs. Henderson-Walker

Sir William Jones

African slaves

Philologists

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term 'creole' derived from?

European languages

Haitian language

African languages

Portuguese and Spanish words

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a creole in the context of language?

A language that is spoken by European descendants

A language that results from contact between different native languages

A language that is considered prestigious

A language that is used for official communication

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the standard form of a language usually based on?

The dialect of the slaves

The dialect of the influential group in the society

The dialect of the marginalized group in the society

The dialect of the colonizers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the process known as when a creole comes into conflict with the standard language?

Decreolization

Creolization

Decolonization

Standardization

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the target of non-native learners of the language?

Vernacular

Dialect

Standard form

Creole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

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