Germanische Sprachfamilie

What are the three main branches of the Germanic language family?

• West Germanic, East Germanic, North Germanic

• East Germanic, Middle Germanic, North Germanic

• North Germanic, South Germanic, West Germanic

• South Germanic, West Germanic, East Germanic

Which languages belong to the West Germanic branch?

• French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese

• Russian, Polish, Czech, and Slovak

• German, English, Dutch, and Afrikaans

• Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese

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• Französisch, Spanisch, Italienisch

• Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

• Chinesisch, Japanisch, Koreanisch

• English, German, Dutch

What are the characteristic features of the East Germanic branch?

• The use of the Latin language and its subsequent extinction as well as the limited attestation of the Greek and Roman languages.

• The use of the Celtic language and its subsequent extinction as well as the limited attestation of the Slavic and Finnish languages.

• The use of the Gothic language and its subsequent extinction as well as the limited attestation of the Burgundian and Vandal languages.

• The use of the Germanic language and its subsequent extinction as well as the limited attestation of the Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon languages.

Which language is the most widely spoken in the West Germanic branch?

• German

• Spanish

• French

• English

Which North Germanic language has the most speakers?

• German

• Icelandic

• Norwegian

• Finnish

What are the main differences between the Germanic language branches?

• The syllable structure, punctuation, and spelling

• The sound shift, grammatical features, and vocabulary

• The vowels, consonants, and stress

• The spelling, pronunciation, and word order

Which language is the oldest in the East Germanic branch?

• Norwegian

• German

• Swedish

• Gothic

Which language has the most common words with English in the West Germanic branch?

• German

• Dutch

• Icelandic

• Swedish

Which language in the North Germanic branch has the most dialects?

• Finnish

• Norwegian

• Danish

• Swedish