Language Quiz

A system of communication that uses, signs, gestures, marks, or vocal sounds to express thoughts, feeling, and ideas.

• Texting
• Language
• Non verbal

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of language.

• Gives humans the ability to communicate
• Allows the transmission of skills and knowledge
• Provides tools to transmit culture
• Make us rich

This is language

• True
• False

Variations of a language are called _________.

• Dialects
• Sects
• Off shoots

Which of the following is NOT a writing system for languages?

• Arabic
• Chinese
• Cyrillic
• Latin
• They all are

Which of the following is the largest language family?

• Afro-Asiatic
• Japanese
• Indo-European
• Niger-Congo

A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different is called _____________.

• common sense
• Klingon
• Lingua Franca

The leading lingua franca language is _________

• Arabic
• Chinese
• English
• Swahili

A regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation is called a

• Dialect
• Gullah
• Idiom

English is the official language of the United States.

• True
• False