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Language Contact and Borrowing

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a type of language contact?

  1. borrowing
  2. convergence
  3. divergence
  4. substrate influence
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which one language borrows words or phrases from another language?

  1. borrowing
  2. convergence
  3. divergence
  4. substrate influence
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a borrowed word?

  1. sushi
  2. kimono
  3. karaoke
  4. all of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the language that is being borrowed from?

  1. donor language
  2. recipient language
  3. source language
  4. target language
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the language that is borrowing the words or phrases?

  1. donor language
  2. recipient language
  3. source language
  4. target language
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following factors is NOT likely to influence language borrowing?

  1. proximity of the two languages
  2. trade relations between the two countries
  3. political relations between the two countries
  4. all of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which two languages become more similar over time?

  1. borrowing
  2. convergence
  3. divergence
  4. substrate influence
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of language convergence?

  1. the development of pidgins and creoles
  2. the borrowing of words and phrases from another language
  3. the development of new grammatical structures
  4. all of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the language that results from the convergence of two or more languages?

  1. pidgin
  2. creole
  3. mixed language
  4. all of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of pidgins?

  1. they are simplified languages
  2. they have a limited vocabulary
  3. they have a simple grammar
  4. they are used for communication between people who do not share a common language
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of creoles?

  1. they are full-fledged languages
  2. they have a complex grammar
  3. they are used for communication between people who share a common language
  4. they are spoken by people who are native speakers of the language
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mixed languages?

  1. they are a mixture of two or more languages
  2. they have a complex grammar
  3. they are spoken by people who are native speakers of the language
  4. they are used for communication between people who share a common language
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a language influences another language that is already spoken in a particular area?

  1. borrowing
  2. convergence
  3. divergence
  4. substrate influence
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of substrate influence?

  1. the influence of Latin on the Romance languages
  2. the influence of English on the Hawaiian language
  3. the influence of Arabic on the Swahili language
  4. all of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the language that is being influenced by another language?

  1. donor language
  2. recipient language
  3. source language
  4. target language
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