Chapter 5 Language Review in Groups Questions to Discuss
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- Chp. 5 Language – Key Issue 1 READING QUIZ – 10 Points 1) English is the most important language in North America primarily because of
- 2) A literary tradition is
- 3) Germanic invaders of England included which tribe
- 5) A form of a language spoken in a local area is a
- 7. Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds A) Middle Atlantic B) New England C) Northern D) Southeastern 8. An isogloss is
- 9) The first speakers of the language that evolved into English were tribes that lived in present-day
- E) all of the above 2 The survival of any language relies on
- 3) According to Colin Renfrews Anatolian hearth theory, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe
- C) West Germanic
- 7) A pidgin language A) has no native speakers.
- 9) Which statement best describes the use of English on the Internet A) English has become less dominant but is still the leading Internet language.
- 10) Australia and New Zealands language policies differ today in that Australia
- 11) Which is not a language under the West Germanic Language Group
- 13) Which Language Family does Mandarin come from A) Sino-Tibetan
| Chapter 5 Language Review – in Groups – Questions to Discuss
A collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed long before recorded history is? Language family A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past is? Language group A collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed several thousand years ago is? Language branch There are how many Indo-European Branches? Eight Name the 8 branches of the Indo-European Language Family: Indo-I, Romance, Germanic, Balto-Slavic, Albanian, Armenian, Greek, Celtic What are the two language groups under the Germanic Branch? North and West What are the 2 main languages of Latin America? Spanish and Portuguese The Kurgans came from what hearth? Russia Who came up with the Sedentary Farmer Theory – name? Colin Renfrew What is another name for Anatolia? Turkey Who came up with the Nomadic Warrior Theory for Indo-European? Marija Gimbutas Where were the Sedentary Farmers from? Turkey What was the secret weapon of the Kurgans? horse Were the Kurgans farmers or warriors? Warriors What Branch does English come from? Germanic What Family does English come from? Indo-European What group does English come from? West Germanic Language is part of Culture. Which part of culture? Values A system of written communication is what? Literary tradition The language used by the government for laws, reports, and public objects, such as road signs, money, and stamps is called what? Official How is language like luggage? People carry it with them when they move from place to place What two factors threaten the existence of language? Globalization and domination of English Two geographical processes result when a language like Spanish is spread by explorers to new lands like Latin American. What 2 processes are they? Isolation and relocation How do English and American English differ? Pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary How many countries speak English in 2015? 57 Name 5 countries Great Britain conquered and as a result, they speak English today. Australia, USA, Canada, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Caribbean Islands The first people that invaded Great Britain (Ireland, Scotland, England) found the ancient Celtic people. What were the names of the FIRST 3 invaders? Angles, Jutes, Saxons What were the next two peoples that invaded Great Britain? Normans and Vikings Definition: is well known because it is commonly used by politicians, broadcasters, and actors in England. BRP British Received Pronunciation In a language with multiple dialects, one dialect is recognized as the __________ language. Fill in the blank. Standard What is this definition? Is a regional variation of language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. Dialect Where did the Normans come from (what modern European country)? France Where did the Vikings come from? (3 countries) Norway, Sweden, Denmark A word usage boundary is called __________________________. Isogloss What are the three dialects in the USA’s Eastern area? Northern, Midlands, Southern What 3 branches of the Indo-European refer to a specific country? Armenian, Albanian, Greek What is the official language of India? English Name the 5 groups under North Germanic group (part of Germanic Branch). Danish, Faeroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Swedish Name the 4 groups under West Germanic. English, Frisian, German, Dutch/Netherlandish Next to the English language, which language has the most speakers in India? Hindi In the Western Group of Indo-Iranian language branch, what are 3 languages? Farsi, Pashto, Kurdish What are the most spoken West Slavic languages? Polish, Czech, and Slovak What are the 3 major languages of East Slavic group of the Balto-Slavic Language Group? Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusan The mother language that all Romance Branch languages come from is? Latin Name the four most widely used contemporary Romance languages in 2015? Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian How was the original Latin language spread by? Roman soldiers The Latin that people in the provinces learned was not the standard literary form but a spoken form know as ______- Latin – introduced by the soldiers stationed throughout the Empire. What happened as the result of the Treaty of Tordesillas? Portugal got Eastern Hemisphere and Spain got Western Hemisphere How did this treaty affect Portugal in regard to South America? Only colonized BRAZIL but huge How did this treaty affect Spain in regard to South America? Got all the other countries This is a definition for what? A language that results from the mixing of the colonizer’s language with the indigenous language of the people. Colin Renfrew argues that Indo-European diffused into Europe and South Asia along with _________ practices rather than by _______ conquest. Farming/agriculture and military Next to the Indo-European Language Family, what is the second largest Language Family? Sino-Tibetan Is Japanese a separate language family or is it a part of the Sino-Tibetan Family? Separate language __________ is by a wide margin the most used language in the world. Mandarin Chinese languages are based on 420 _______ words. One syllable The Chinese languages method of writing is using _________, which represent ideas or concepts, not specific pronunciations. ideograms More than 95% of the people in sub-Saharan Africa speak languages of the NIGER-CONGO family. One of these languages is called _________. Swahili A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family. What is this a definition of? Isolated language Give two examples of isolated languages. Basque and Icelandic Give one example of an extinct language. Cornish or Goth What are the 2 languages of Belgium? Walloon and Flemish What are the 4 languages of Switzerland? French, German, Italian, and Romansch Give an example of a revived language. HEBREW When cultural traits emerge as two distinct parent traits it is called _______. Syncretism Is Walloon French or Dutch? FRENCH Is Flemish French or Dutch? Dutch Chp. 5 Language – Key Issue #1 READING QUIZ – 10 Points 1) English is the most important language in North America primarily because of A) the diffusion of English colonies. B) the Norman conquest. C) the global dominance of the United States. D) official government policy. E) prohibitions against foreign languages.
A) a form of a language used for official government business. B) a form of a language spoken in a particular area. C) a collection of languages related to each other. D) the written form of a language. E) the variety of dialects in a language. 3) Germanic invaders of England included which tribe? A) Angles B) Saxons C) Jutes D) Normans E) A, B, and C 4) Dialects developed within England primarily because A) different Germanic invaders settled in different regions. B) the Normans invaded from the south. C) the Viking invaders did not remain long in England. D) British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect. E) commerce developed more slowly in England than on the European continent.
E) language root. 6. British and American English differ in all but which of the following? A) alphabet B) pronunciation C) spelling D) vocabulary 7. Immigrants to which American colonies had the most diverse backgrounds? A) Middle Atlantic B) New England C) Northern D) Southeastern 8. An isogloss is: A) a form of a language spoken in a local area. B) a collection of unique words C) a boundary between language regions D) a blending of two language families 9) The first speakers of the language that evolved into English were tribes that lived in present-day A) France. B) Denmark. C) United States. D) Italy. E) Switzerland. 10) The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of A) the interplay between globalization and local diversity. B) the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world. C) the role and spread of religion across much of the world. D) political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions Chapter 5 Language - Key Issue #4 RQ Name______________________Period__ 14 pts 1) Celtic languages A) were threatened by extinction in England. B) are still spoken by people in France. C) have been revived in some parts of the British Isles. D) have an extensive body of literature.
A) rapid migration into other areas. B) the political and military strength of its speakers. C) the spread of its speakers' material culture. D) the homogenization of its dialects.
A) entirely by sea. B) by way of the Kurgan homeland. C) by warriors on horseback. D) with the diffusion of agriculture. E) following the silk road. 4) English is part of which language group? A) Germanic B) North Germanic
D) Indo-European E) Semitic
A) an isolated language. B) an extinct language.
D) a language family. E) an Altaic language.
B) France C) South Africa D) Switzerland E) Liechtenstein
B) is spread by popular culture. C) stems from folk culture. D) all of the above E) none of the above
A) an English word that has entered the French language. B) a language that is mutually understood by people who have different native languages. C) an extinct language that has been revived. D) an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated. E) a language used by French colonial administrations. 9) Which statement best describes the use of English on the Internet? A) English has become less dominant but is still the leading Internet language. B) Different Internets exist for most other widely spoken languages, like Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. C) The number of English-speaking Internet users continues to be above 50%. D) English has become more dominant as the most common language on the Internet. 10) Australia and New Zealand's language policies differ today in that Australia A) regards English as a way to promote cultural diversity while New Zealand gives greater support to other languages. B) was settled by English colonists but the original colonial language of New Zealand was French. C) recognizes Maori as an official Aboriginal language whereas New Zealand does not. D) requires immigrants to take a dictation test whereas the New Zealand test is written. 11) Which is not a language under the West Germanic Language Group? A) Dutch
B) Norwegian C) English D) Afrikaans
A) Niger-Congo B) Indo-European C) Korean D) Indo-Iranian E) Sino-Tibetan 13) Which Language Family does Mandarin come from? A) Sino-Tibetan B) Korean C) Niger-Congo D) Japanese E) Dravidian 14) The 2nd Largest Language Family is? SINO-TIBETAN **How to Revive a language? Military support, gov’t support, dictionary, parents/grandparents teach kids, literary tradition, kids want to learn. ** Basque does not belong to any of the Language Families -- unique, isolated, anomoly Directory: blogs -> tweed -> files -> 2011 blogs -> Critical Kent: The Topographies Project: Beaches (2015). Background notes for Explorations of: From Whitstable into the Thanet Coast blogs -> Atlantic Basin and eastern Pacific they are called hurricanes blogs -> Anbookstore com Copyright 2013 blogs -> Kin 465 – Interculturalism, Health & Physical Activity Glossary of Terms blogs -> The St. Louis Cardinal’s Miracle Run At the beginning of September, no one would have guessed that the St. Louis Cardinals would be playing in the World Series, let alone making the playoffs blogs -> The St. Louis Cardinal’s Miracle Run At the beginning of September, no one would have guessed that the St. Louis Cardinals would be playing in the World Series, let alone making the playoffs 2011 -> Human Geography Models and Key Concepts for Chapters 1-13 Study Guide for May ap college Board Exam 2011 -> ● origin and diffusion of english Download 59.07 Kb. Share with your friends:
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