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Language Contact

This quiz covers the topic of language contact, which is the study of how languages interact and influence each other.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which one language influences another?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language revitalization
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which one language replaces another?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language revitalization
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a language ceases to be spoken?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language revitalization
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a language is revived or restored?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language revitalization
Question 5 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. Calquing
  3. Code-switching
  4. Language shift
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which one language creates a new word or phrase by translating a word or phrase from another language?

  1. Borrowing
  2. Calquing
  3. Code-switching
  4. Language shift
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which speakers of two languages switch back and forth between the two languages in conversation?

  1. Borrowing
  2. Calquing
  3. Code-switching
  4. Language shift
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which two languages become so similar that they are essentially the same language?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language convergence
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which two languages become so different that they are no longer mutually intelligible?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language divergence
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a language is influenced by another language that is not in contact with it?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language diffusion
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a language is influenced by a language that is spoken by a dominant group in society?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language dominance
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a language is influenced by a language that is spoken by a minority group in society?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language subordination
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a language is influenced by a language that is spoken by a group of people who are in close contact with each other?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language convergence
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a language is influenced by a language that is spoken by a group of people who are not in close contact with each other?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language diffusion
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term for the process by which a language is influenced by a language that is spoken by a group of people who are in a position of power?

  1. Language contact
  2. Language shift
  3. Language death
  4. Language dominance
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