Language

Which are the first and second most-spoken languages in the world?

• Spanish and English
• Cantonese and French
• German and Mandarin
• Mandarin and English

Regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

• Isogloss

• Pidgin

• Dialect

• Accent

A nation in which many languages are spoken. In Switzerland 4 Official Languages are used.

• Monolingual
• Bi-lingual
• Multilingual
• Indo-European

Canada is an example of a Bi-Lingual Nation made up of English and most French speakers located in...

• the western provinces
• Quebec
• Northern Territories
• near the Hudson Bay

This Romance Language would dominate the highlighted regions.

• English
• Spanish
• French
• Italian

The Lingua Franca that dominates the use of the internet is...

• English
• Chinese
• Spanish
• Japanese

language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages

• lingua franca
• language group
• language family
• literary tradition

What caused the distribution of English language speakers throughout the world?

• Native English Speakers
• British colonization
• Decision to make English the lingua franca
• U.S. World dominance

A language ____________ is a collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed long before recorded history.
Hint: The trunk of the tree

• branch
• family
• dialect
• group

What is the largest language branch in terms of spoken by most people?

• Afro-Asiatic
• Indo-European
• Sino-Tibetan
• Austronesian