LINGUISTICS EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Swedish and Norwegian are on the same dialect continuum but they are called "languages"
rather than "dialects" because the first term carries more prestige and national pride than
the second term, and both countries insist on that prestige.
True
If a person speaks a lector's that happens to NOT be the standard language, the person's
left can become social liability = It can create social problems / prejudices.
True
A dialect is the way most people speak who are from the same region.
True
When children are exposed to a community that uses pidgin language, they develop a
brand new language out of it, and that type of new language is called a 'creole'.
True
When younger family members do not know the older generations language anymore, or
speak It imperfectly, this can cause social friction the family. The example of Marcus and
his Haitian grandmother proves this.
True
The manuscript of the old epic Beowulf is of importance in tracking the history of the
English language because it is an example of how Celtic languages and Latin mixed to
produce English.
False
While science knows little about how and when exactly human language evolved, many
scientists agree that the most likely birthplace of human language is Africa.
True
, Seven of the ten languages with the most speakers in the world right now, are Into-
European languages. They are Spanish, English, Hindi, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian and
Lahnda (A language from Pakistan).
False?
The term polygenesis in our linguistics context, refers to the theory that all of today's ~
7000 languages developed out of a free different first languages.
True
Of course, English is a language that developed in England (=on the British Islands).
English began there as a language long ago, in prehistoric times. We have no records, no
evidence, and no historical data at all about who the speakers were and how and when they
arrived on the British islands.
False
The effect of the Norman Conquest in 1066 was that the French language came to England.
French was the language of the conquerors and rulers of England for over 100 years.
During that time, English speakers started associating the French language with high
prestige.
True
As languages change in the course of time, they do so completely randomly. There is no
similarity between the mother language and any of the daughter languages.
False
English is a daughter language of Latin, and as such, a sister of Spanish, Italian, and
French. People began speaking English in England once they were conquered by the
Roman military whose languages was Latin.
False
The therm genetic classification of languages refers to the fact that related languages are
often presented in a family tree to show that there is a relationship between them that is
similar to human kinship. (There are no real 'genes' involved with language, though.)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Swedish and Norwegian are on the same dialect continuum but they are called "languages"
rather than "dialects" because the first term carries more prestige and national pride than
the second term, and both countries insist on that prestige.
True
If a person speaks a lector's that happens to NOT be the standard language, the person's
left can become social liability = It can create social problems / prejudices.
True
A dialect is the way most people speak who are from the same region.
True
When children are exposed to a community that uses pidgin language, they develop a
brand new language out of it, and that type of new language is called a 'creole'.
True
When younger family members do not know the older generations language anymore, or
speak It imperfectly, this can cause social friction the family. The example of Marcus and
his Haitian grandmother proves this.
True
The manuscript of the old epic Beowulf is of importance in tracking the history of the
English language because it is an example of how Celtic languages and Latin mixed to
produce English.
False
While science knows little about how and when exactly human language evolved, many
scientists agree that the most likely birthplace of human language is Africa.
True
, Seven of the ten languages with the most speakers in the world right now, are Into-
European languages. They are Spanish, English, Hindi, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian and
Lahnda (A language from Pakistan).
False?
The term polygenesis in our linguistics context, refers to the theory that all of today's ~
7000 languages developed out of a free different first languages.
True
Of course, English is a language that developed in England (=on the British Islands).
English began there as a language long ago, in prehistoric times. We have no records, no
evidence, and no historical data at all about who the speakers were and how and when they
arrived on the British islands.
False
The effect of the Norman Conquest in 1066 was that the French language came to England.
French was the language of the conquerors and rulers of England for over 100 years.
During that time, English speakers started associating the French language with high
prestige.
True
As languages change in the course of time, they do so completely randomly. There is no
similarity between the mother language and any of the daughter languages.
False
English is a daughter language of Latin, and as such, a sister of Spanish, Italian, and
French. People began speaking English in England once they were conquered by the
Roman military whose languages was Latin.
False
The therm genetic classification of languages refers to the fact that related languages are
often presented in a family tree to show that there is a relationship between them that is
similar to human kinship. (There are no real 'genes' involved with language, though.)
