CH5

What languages are primarily spoken in Brussels?

Flemish and French.

Which region of Belgium is predominantly French-speaking?

Wallonia.

What linguistic issue has caused political tension in Belgium?

Economic differences between French and Flemish speakers.

Which language movement sought to partition Belgium along linguistic lines?

Flemish Movement.

How has the status of Brussels as the EU capital influenced Belgium’s unity?

It prevented the country from splitting.

What is language beyond being a communication tool?

A reflection of cultural identity and values.

What effect did colonialism often have on indigenous languages?

Suppression and eventual extinction.

Which quote best explains the impact of losing one's native language?

Without language, people become invisible to one another.

Which of the following statements is true about globalized terms in France?

They are banned unless there is no French equivalent.

Which organization was established to protect the French language?

Académie Française.

What is one way language reflects a culture?

It shapes how people think and express experiences.

Which Asian languages lack tense distinctions?

Mandarin and Cantonese.

How does language serve as a political tool in the U.S.?

Advocates push for English-only policies.

Which U.S. state has both English and Hawaiian as official languages?

Hawaii.

Why do some indigenous groups resist Quebec's language policies?

They wish to preserve their own languages.

Which language family has the widest global distribution?

Indo-European.

Which languages are part of the Romance subfamily?

French, Spanish, and Italian.

Which of the following is a non-Indo-European language?

Basque.

Where is the Basque language spoken?

Between Spain and France.

What language family does Hungarian belong to?

Uralic.

What defines a language family?

A group of languages with a shared distant origin.

Which ancient civilization influenced the Romance languages?

Roman Empire.

What is a key feature of Germanic languages?

They include English, German, and Dutch.

What migration spread Slavic languages across Eastern Europe?

Slavic migration from Ukraine.

Which language group in Europe has resisted assimilation for centuries?

Basque.

What is language divergence?

A language splitting into different dialects and new languages.

What theory suggests Proto-Indo-European spread through conquest?

Conquest theory.

What invention helped standardize languages in Europe?

Gutenberg’s printing press.

What is language convergence?

Two languages blending into one.

How does globalization affect local languages?

It often leads to language extinction.

Which European country has strict laws promoting French in public life?

France.

How does Nigeria manage its multilingual population?

By adopting English as the official language.

What was the primary reason for Quebec’s promotion of French?

To protect cultural identity.

The French government has laws to protect the use of the French language from foreign words.

True.

The Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are all part of the Indo-European language family.

True.

Language divergence occurs when two languages blend into one.

False.

Isoglosses mark geographical boundaries where specific linguistic features occur.

True.

The Basque language, Euskera, is related to the Romance language family.

False.

Quebec's language laws require businesses to operate in both English and French.

False.

Creole languages are examples of language divergence.

False.

The printing press played a key role in the standardization of languages across Europe.

True.

Bilingual education is mandatory throughout all provinces in Canada.

False.

Dialects are typically spoken, not written.

True.

Language extinction occurs only when all speakers die out suddenly.

False.

Mandarin Chinese is mutually intelligible with Cantonese.

False.

Belgium's linguistic regions are divided between French, Flemish, and German speakers.

True.

The Indo-European language family spread only through peaceful agricultural diffusion.

False.

In Nigeria, over 500 different languages are spoken.

True.

Globalization helps protect endangered languages by promoting them internationally.

False.

The Uralic language family includes Finnish, Hungarian, and Estonian.

True.

Quebec’s language laws require all immigrants to learn French.

True.

Sub-Saharan Africa's languages are mostly from the Niger-Congo family.

True.

A dialect chain refers to mutually intelligible dialects spread across a geographical area.

True.