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Language Contact: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and Language Contact

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?

  1. The hypothesis that language determines thought.
  2. The hypothesis that thought determines language.
  3. The hypothesis that language and thought are independent of each other.
  4. The hypothesis that language and thought are interdependent.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the two main types of language contact?

  1. Borrowing and calquing
  2. Convergence and divergence
  3. Substratum and superstratum
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is borrowing?

  1. The process of taking a word or phrase from one language and using it in another language.
  2. The process of changing the pronunciation of a word or phrase in order to make it easier to pronounce in another language.
  3. The process of changing the meaning of a word or phrase in order to make it more appropriate for use in another language.
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is calquing?

  1. The process of creating a new word or phrase in one language by translating the meaning of a word or phrase from another language.
  2. The process of changing the pronunciation of a word or phrase in order to make it easier to pronounce in another language.
  3. The process of changing the meaning of a word or phrase in order to make it more appropriate for use in another language.
  4. All of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is convergence?

  1. The process of two or more languages becoming more similar over time.
  2. The process of two or more languages becoming more different over time.
  3. The process of one language replacing another language.
  4. None of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is divergence?

  1. The process of two or more languages becoming more similar over time.
  2. The process of two or more languages becoming more different over time.
  3. The process of one language replacing another language.
  4. None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is substratum?

  1. The language that is spoken by the original inhabitants of a region.
  2. The language that is spoken by the conquerors of a region.
  3. The language that is spoken by the majority of the population of a region.
  4. None of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is superstratum?

  1. The language that is spoken by the conquerors of a region.
  2. The language that is spoken by the majority of the population of a region.
  3. The language that is spoken by the original inhabitants of a region.
  4. None of the above
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis relevant to?

  1. Language acquisition
  2. Language change
  3. Language universals
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are some of the criticisms of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?

  1. It is difficult to test.
  2. It is too deterministic.
  3. It does not take into account the role of culture.
  4. All of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are some of the implications of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?

  1. Language can influence thought.
  2. Thought can influence language.
  3. Language and thought are interdependent.
  4. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are some of the examples of language contact?

  1. The influence of English on Spanish in the United States.
  2. The influence of Spanish on English in Mexico.
  3. The influence of French on English in Canada.
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are some of the challenges of studying language contact?

  1. The difficulty of finding accurate data.
  2. The difficulty of isolating the effects of language contact from other factors.
  3. The difficulty of generalizing the findings of studies of language contact.
  4. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are some of the benefits of studying language contact?

  1. It can help us to understand how languages change.
  2. It can help us to understand the relationship between language and thought.
  3. It can help us to develop better methods for teaching foreign languages.
  4. All of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are some of the future directions for research on language contact?

  1. Studying the effects of language contact on the brain.
  2. Studying the effects of language contact on language acquisition.
  3. Studying the effects of language contact on language change.
  4. All of the above
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