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3218623597A literary tradition isthe written form of a language0
3218626997Language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers isChinese1
3218635074------is to Canada as -------- is to the USFrench, Spanish2
3218637816A form of a language spoken in a local area is adialect3
3218641587What is not true about the English LanguageIt is an isogloss4
3218645934Which of the following is the primary reason that English is used as a dominant global language todayglobal economy5
3218649232Which GERMANIC tribe did not invaded EnglandNormans (They did invade England, but they are not a Germanic tribe)6
3218654591Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to development of the English language because theyInvaded England7
3218663884English is the most important language in North America becauseThe diffusion of English colonies8
3218668278The first speakers of the language that evolved into English wereDenmark9
3218670919Dialects developed within England becauseDifferent Germanic invaders settled in different reigions10
3218675788British and American English differ in all butalphabet11
3218678674Which Immigrants to the American colonies had the most diverse backroundMiddle Atlantic12
3218679820An isogloss isa line on a dialect map marking boundary's between linguistic features13
3218686238When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location and become isolated what happens?The language involves into a new language14
3218693485The main difference between languages in the same family branch group is?How recently they were the same language15
3218702036A group of languages that share a common origin, but have evolved into individual languages.Language Branch16
3218714128Languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history are part of the sameLanguage Family17
32187162422nd largest language familySino-Tibetan18
3218720176Language spoken by common people and soldiers around the Roman EmpireVulgar language19
3218722179Most widely spoken language in BrazilPortugese20
3218736771What is a creolized languageA mix of indigenous and colonial languages21
3218739101Widley spoken Indo European languageEnglish22
3218746852What are the four most frequently spoken branches of Indo EuropeanBalto-Slavic, Germanic, Indo-Iranian, Romance23
3218752722What are the two most important languages in South AmericaPortugese and Spanish24
3218755155Russian is part of which branchBalto-Slavic25
3218756955Indo European language is spoken inBulgaria26
3218761767What are the two largest language familiesSino tibetan and indo european27
3218765910Every european country is dominated by Indo-European speakers exceptFinland, Estonia, and Hungary28
3218770281English is part of which language groupWest Germanic29
3218771675English is part of which language branchGermanic30
3218772665English is part of which language familyIndo-European31
3218775402Which Germanic branch is extinctEast Germanic32
3218779458Language family including all Chinese languagesSino-Tibetan33
3218781598Chinese is written in the form ofideograms34
3218792096Dominate language family is Sub Saharan AfricaNiger-Congo35
3218793195Hebrew is which type of languagea revived language36
3218795451Flemings and walloons live inBelgium37
3218797321What is a lingua francaA language that is mutually understood by people who have different native languages38
3218799593Franglais isthe use of English in the French language39

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