Language Change

Language Change

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8 Qs

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Language Change

Language Change

Assessment

Quiz

English

University

Medium

Created by

SHEIKHA MAJID

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Language change happens when a _____ form develops and is used along side _____ form.

old, new

new, existing

new, discarded

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What do you call when new vocabulary spreads from high class community to lower class community?

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Language change can happen _____ (clue: number) ways.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

New vocabulary in standard English can come from slang.

True

False

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Koine is when two or more _____ come in contact and create a new dialect.

dialects

languages

slangs

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When two dialects come together in Koine, the simpler feature will be adapted in the Koine.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Language change happens over_____.

space

time

print media

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Language is spread by a person from _____.

lower class

middle class

higher class

Both