Languages

A first language is a language that...

• somenone learns to speak first.

• someone learns only at school.

• someone learns online.

• everyone speaks.

A first language is also designated...

• born language.

• mother tongue.

• native language.

• beginners language.

A second language is...

• a language learnt naturally as a child.

• a language learnt at college.

• the same as lingua franca.

• a native language.

An official language is...

• accepted by a country's government.

• used in religious service.

• taught in schools.

• used in the courts of law.

• compulsory at home.

Why is English considered a lingua franca?

A __________ is a form of language that people speak in a particular part of a country, with different words and grammar.

Bilingualism is...

• being able to understand two different dialects.

• being able to use two different languages in communication.

• a rare disease of the tongue.

• being able to speak two languages at the same time.

A polyglot is...

• a disease of the glottis.

• a person who can speak two languages.

• a person who can speak more than two languages.

• a language board game.

When a native Spanish speaker communicates in English with a native Portuguese speaker...

• they are using English as a first language.

• they are breaking international law.

• they are using English as an International Language, also called English as a Lingua Franca.

Many languages are lost, but some others have prevailed or resurrected because languages are strictly bound up with...

• identity.

• countries.

• geography.

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