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WorksheetsAPHG Ch. 6.1 DeBlij
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Belgium is a ___________ speaking country.
a)
a)Belgae (a Celtic language)
b)
b)Flemish (a Germanic language)
c)
c)French (a Romance language)
d)
d)both B and C
2.
A set of sounds and symbols that is used for communication
a)
language
b)
dialect
c)
intelligibility
d)
isogloss
3.
Which languages have the have the MOST speakers globally as their 1st language?
a)
English and Chinese
b)
English and Spanish
c)
Spanish and Chinese
d)
Chinese and Arabic
4.
The French government has _________ to protect French language and culture.
a)
banned foreign words in advertising and on radio&television
b)
established the Académie Française to standardize the language
c)
passed a law levying fines on those using foreign terms
d)
all of the above
5.
Most linguists agree that __________ languages exist in the world
a)
20
b)
500
c)
1,000
d)
6,000
6.
This map of the United States (Fig. 6.5)
a)
shows where Spanish is spoken.
b)
shows where English has beendeclared the official language.
c)
suggests the cultural diversity of the country.
d)
suggests how schools in different places educate children.
7.
What is true about Quebec, Canada?
a)
they voted on self-determination
b)
it has regulated the amount of English signs
c)
it promotes French language learning
d)
all are true
8.
Which of the following pairs of languages are NOT mutually intelligible?
a)
Urdu and Hindi
b)
Danish and Norwegian
c)
Serbian and Croatian
d)
Mandarin and Cantonese
9.
In technically advanced societies there is likely to be
a)
a standard language.
b)
many basic languages.
c)
limited expansion of language.
d)
standard pronunciation.
10.
Standard Italian is the version of the language spoken in
a)
Florence and Tuscany.
b)
Italy north of Venice
c)
Sicily.
d)
Rome.
11.
Dialects are distinguished by differences in
a)
accents and pronunciation
b)
vocabulary
c)
syntax
d)
all of the above
12.
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs iscalled
a)
an isogloss.
b)
a sound shift
c)
an international border.
d)
a cultural boundary.
13.
What does the study of isoglosses of the name different Americans call a soft drink reveal?
a)
different languages
b)
different dialects
c)
different standard languages
14.
Languages
a)
cement cultural identity
b)
reveal cultural values
c)
reveal thoughts, dreams, and emotions
d)
all of the above
15.
How did the US gov deal with the many Native American languages
a)
They supported them in schools
b)
The valued them for their cultural meaning
c)
They let them be
d)
They tried to erased them at all costs
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