Terms
Austria
From "English" to Am. English
Miscellaneous
100
This term is used to denote languages with several interacting centers, each providing a national variety with at least some of its own codified norms.
pluricentric
100
This is the official language of the Republic of Austria
German
100
British English "boot"
What is a "trunk"
100
On the basis of which two criteria are the national varieties Hindi and Urdu distinguished?
Religious (Hindu/Muslim) and National (India/Pakistan)
200
This term denotes the standard forms, written and/or spoken, that exist within a nationally demarcated area.
national variety
200
Eight countries border Austria: Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovenia, and ______.
Lichtenstein
200
Canadian English "chesterfield"
What is "couch"
200
There are ____ major phases to the Council of Europe's LEPP.
Three
300
This term denotes standards that are developed and implemented from outside of a particular language area.
exonormative/exonormativity
300
All of the following except _____ is a recognized autochthonous minority group in Austria: Hungarian, Czech, Ukraine, Roma, Croatian, Slovene, Slovakian.
Ukraine
300
Australian English "sheila"
What is "girl"
300
After completing the final LEPP, Austrian officials presented their Profile _____
An a national Conference in Austria. (in Graz)
400
What does LEPP stand for, with regard to the project/offer of the Council of Europe to its member countries?
The Language Education Policy Profile
400
This is the most common first language in Austria if German is the second language
Turkish
400
British English "to knock up"
What is "to summon by knocking, as on a door"
400
The ________ was part of Austria's ascension to the EU Treaty in the mid-90s. It listed 23 "typically Austrian expressions" for food which must be included in German language acts of law of the EU.
Protocol No. 10
500
an adjective that refers to a language, or inhabitant of a place, that's indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists
autochthonous
500
Austria became a member of the EU in this year.
1995
500
Scottish English "loch"
What is a "lake"
500
This is the name of our Austrian invited scholar.
Dr. Jutta Ransmayr