AP Human Geography Quiz - 5.12 - WORLD LINGUISTIC PATTERNS

What does BRP stand for?

• British Regional Pronunciation

• British Royal Protocol

• British Research Project

• British Received Pronunciation

Cockney is a dialect associated with which region?

• Northern England

• Southern England

• Midlands

• Scotland

Which historical influences have shaped the English language?

• Latin and Greek

• Arabic and Hebrew

• Chinese and Japanese

• French and German

What is a lingua franca?

• A language spoken by a small community

• A language used as a common tongue between speakers of different native languages

• A language spoken in rural areas

• A language used exclusively in formal settings

What are the most spoken languages in the world?

• English, French, and Spanish

• Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and English

• Arabic, Hindi, and French

• Russian, German, and Portuguese

What are some differences between British and U.S. English?

• Spelling and vocabulary

• Pronunciation and grammar

• Syntax and sentence structure

• All of the above

What are creole languages, and provide one example?

• Languages that originate from the blending of indigenous and colonial languages; Haitian Creole

• Languages that originate from ancient civilizations; Latin

• Languages that are spoken in rural areas; Swahili

• Languages that are spoken by small communities; Basque

What are the four major branches of Indo-European?

• Germanic, Romance, Slavic, Indo-Iranian

• Celtic, Baltic, Hellenic, Armenian

• Italic, Albanian, Indo-Iranian, Balto-Slavic

• Tocharian, Anatolian, Iranian, Indic

What is language?

• A form of communication using written symbols

• A system of vocal sounds and gestures used by humans for communication

• A cultural practice found only in urban areas

• A method of transportation across linguistic regions

What is a dialect?

• A standardized form of a language

• A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary

• A language spoken by a small group of people

• A language spoken by a large population across different countries