Trivium 2 - Historical Linguistics

How many languages are there in the world?

• 7000
• 8000
• 9000
• 10000

Why is there confusion about the exact amount? Two answers!

• There is no confusion!

• Some languages are hard to tell apart
• No one knows all the languages in the world
• No one keeps a record of all the languages

How many language families account for more than 50% of world population?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7

Which is the most widespread family group of languages?

• Indo-European
• Sino-Tibetan
• Niger-Congo
• Afro-Asiatic

Which is the most spoken language in the world?

• Mandarin
• English
• Spanish
• Arabic

Which of these is in the top ten of the world's most spoken languages?

• French
• German
• Italian
• Dutch

Which of these isn't in the top ten of the world's most spoken languages?

• Portuguese
• Spanish
• English
• Greek

Which of these is an Indo-European Language?

• Hungarian
• Arabic
• Turkish
• Hindi

Which of these is an Indo-European Language?

• Mandarin
• Swahili
• French
• Arabic

On which continent is Indo-European NOT the most widespread language family?

• Africa
• Europe
• North America
• South America