Types of Languages
sign language
what is the most popular language in the world?
English
how many languages are there in the world
about 7,000
What is the word for when you can fully speak the language?
Fluent
Name one way you can learn a new language
- set goals for yourself
- don't focus on having perfect grammar
- use study aids
- Try to use the language as much as you can
- Learn about the culture
- Real-life experience
this language is the dominant language for the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and more
English
true or false: Language can only be spoken
false
how many people speak English in the world
over 1 billion
What is a person fluent in two languages called?
Bilingual
what language is Spanish derived from
Latin
this is the official language of Germany and Austria
German
name at least one type of root words
- stem words
- stand alone words
how many languages can someone who is multilingual use?
more than two
What is a particular version of a language called?
Dialect
what is a structured system of communication used by humans
language
what language are these words from: "buenos días" or "buenas noches"
Spanish
Where do languages come from?
Ancestral Languages
how many people in the world speak french
about 280 million
what is a group of languages related through a common ancestor called?
Language family
what do we call a word when you add a prefix or suffix it becomes a new word
root word
name one romance language that we learned about
- spanish
- italian
- french
how many countries is French the official language in
29
how many people in the world use ASL (American Sign Language)
about 1 million
what is the language given a special status in a particular country called?
Official language
what do we call a word that is adopted from another language *hint: English has the most
loan words