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Lingual State
Belgium
Language Tree
Historic Language
Language in the USA
100
Countries in which only one language is spoken are:
What is Monolingual
100
What does the Flanders region speak
What is Flemish
100
A group of languages that are thought to have a shared but fairly distinct origin is: A.a preliterate society B.a language family C.an isogloss D.a language group
What is B Language Family
100
Languages that developed in the area once controlled by the Roman Empire are collectively called: A.Slavic languages. B.Germanic languages. C.Romance languages. D.Latin.
What is C Romance Language
100
Boston "R's"
What is Dialect
200
A country that speaks more then one language
What is Multilingual
200
What language does the Wallonia region speak
What is French
200
The language family most widely spoken in North America and Europe, including Germanic, Romance, Slavic, Baltic, Celtic, Albanian, Greek, Armenian, and Indo-Iranian languages is: A.linguistic diversification B.Indo-European languages C.language family D.preliterate society
What is B Indo-European
200
A backward reconstruction of language in order to deduce a large part of the vocabulary of an extinct language and/or re-create a language is called: A.deep reconstruction B.sound shifts C.conquest theory D.language divergence
What is A Deep Reconsturction
200
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is: A.a dialect B.an isogloss C.a language D.a vocalization
What is B Isogloss
300
a person who speaks 2 languages fluently
What is Bilingual
300
What language does Brussels speak
What is Bilingual French and Flemish
300
A branch on the language family
What is Language group
300
The core or ancestral language of the pre-Proto-Indo-European language spoken by hunter-gatherers is called: A.Na-Dene B.Nostratic C.Polynesian D.Amerind
What is B Nostratic
300
On the map what areas have language differences from the standard language
What is Border states with other countries
400
Language adopted by the government of a country
What is Official Language
400
What is the Brussels the main home to?
What is The EU European Union
400
On what branch of the language tree is the English branch
What is Proto Indo European
400
What is used to trace sound shift by linquists
What is Backward reconstruction
400
The number one language spoken in homes by non english speakers in the us is.
What is Spanish
500
The variant of a language that a country's political and intellectual elite seek to promote as the norm for use in schools, government, the media, and other aspects of public life is the: A.preliterate society B.standard language/official Language C.isogloss D.dialect
What is B Standard language/Official Language
500
Why wont Brussels chose an official language
What is It doesn't want to upset either side of the issue
500
The main language on the language tree is
What is Mother Language
500
What are the 2 things that are used for deep reconstruction
What is body parts and elements
500
What are the Second and Third most spoken languages spoken in non english speaking homes
What is Chinese and French