Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Belgium is a _______ speaking country - CORRECT ANSWER - Belgae-French
Which of the following European countries has a rather sharp division between Flemish speakers
in the north and Walloon speakers in the south? - CORRECT ANSWER - Belgium
From 1960-1980, the changing ethnic composition of South Central LA is best described as -
CORRECT ANSWER - More diverse
The French government has ______ to protect French language and culture - CORRECT
ANSWER - Laws
The crucial element in language is - CORRECT ANSWER - Vocabulary
Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with - CORRECT ANSWER - Official
bilingual policies
In technically advanced societies there is likely to be - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard
language
In 2000, which states had several counties where 60% or more of the people 5 years and older
spoke a language other than English? - CORRECT ANSWER - Florida, California, Texas,
Arizona, and New Mexico
_____ of Internet content is English - CORRECT ANSWER - 68%
Standard Italian is the version of the language spoken in - CORRECT ANSWER -
Florence and Tuscany
, Dialect are most often marked by actual differences in - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vocabulary
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - Isogloss
Which of the following pairs of languages are not mutually intelligible? - CORRECT
ANSWER - German and Dutch
In Illinois people who want a soft drink with their hamburger are likely to order a - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pop
Latin: octo (eight) became Italian: Otto, Spanish: ocho, and French: huit. This is an example of
______ in a language family - CORRECT ANSWER - Sound shift
There are ____ principal language families of the world - CORRECT ANSWER - 20
The predominant languages spoken on Madagascar are not of an African language family, they
belong to a - CORRECT ANSWER - Austronesian Family
The most widely used indo-European language today is - CORRECT ANSWER - English
The language most widely used as a second language by millions of people in the world is -
CORRECT ANSWER - English
The Indo-European language family prevails on the map of Europe. Which country listed below
has a language which is not in the Indo-European family? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hungary