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Cross-Linguistic Patterns in Language Contact

Cross-Linguistic Patterns in Language Contact Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term used to describe the process by which two languages influence each other?

  1. Language Convergence
  2. Language Divergence
  3. Language Shift
  4. Language Contact
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Borrowing
  2. Code-Switching
  3. Calque
  4. Pidginization
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term used to describe a word or phrase that is borrowed from another language?

  1. Loanword
  2. Calque
  3. Cognate
  4. Dialect
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a calque?

  1. The English word 'skyscraper'
  2. The Japanese word 'sushi'
  3. The Spanish word 'mañana'
  4. The Chinese word '你好'
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term used to describe a situation in which two languages are used interchangeably by a speaker?

  1. Code-Switching
  2. Diglossia
  3. Pidginization
  4. Creole
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a pidgin language?

  1. Tok Pisin
  2. Esperanto
  3. Latin
  4. Standard English
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term used to describe a language that develops out of a pidgin language?

  1. Creole
  2. Dialect
  3. Register
  4. Slang
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a creole language?

  1. Haitian Creole
  2. Jamaican Patois
  3. Tok Pisin
  4. Singlish
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term used to describe a situation in which one language is dominant over another in a society?

  1. Diglossia
  2. Bilingualism
  3. Multilingualism
  4. Language Shift
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a diglossic situation?

  1. The use of Standard English and African American Vernacular English in the United States
  2. The use of Mandarin and Cantonese in China
  3. The use of French and English in Canada
  4. The use of Spanish and Quechua in Peru
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term used to describe a situation in which a language is replaced by another language in a society?

  1. Language Shift
  2. Language Death
  3. Language Revitalization
  4. Language Maintenance
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a language shift?

  1. The decline of the Irish language in Ireland
  2. The rise of English as a global language
  3. The revitalization of the Hawaiian language in Hawaii
  4. The maintenance of the Basque language in Spain
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term used to describe a situation in which a language is revived or revitalized?

  1. Language Shift
  2. Language Death
  3. Language Revitalization
  4. Language Maintenance
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a language revitalization effort?

  1. The revival of the Hawaiian language in Hawaii
  2. The revitalization of the Maori language in New Zealand
  3. The revitalization of the Navajo language in the United States
  4. The revitalization of the Quechua language in Peru
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the term used to describe a situation in which a language is maintained or preserved in a society?

  1. Language Shift
  2. Language Death
  3. Language Revitalization
  4. Language Maintenance
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of a language maintenance effort?

  1. The use of Irish in schools in Ireland
  2. The use of Maori in schools in New Zealand
  3. The use of Navajo in schools in the United States
  4. The use of Quechua in schools in Peru
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