Language Evolution and Creole Structures Quiz

What gives rise to new vocabulary or new meanings and terms for obsolete concepts in a language?

• All of the above

• New discoveries and technologies

• Borrowing from other languages

• Forming compounds of already existing terms

Who discovered striking similarities between Sanskrit and European languages?

• Mrs. Henderson-Walker

• Sir William Jones

• African slaves

• Philologists

What is the term 'creole' derived from?

• European languages

• Haitian language

• African languages

• Portuguese and Spanish words

What is a creole in the context of language?

• A language that is spoken by European descendants

• A language that results from contact between different native languages

• A language that is considered prestigious

• A language that is used for official communication

What is the standard form of a language usually based on?

• The dialect of the slaves

• The dialect of the influential group in the society

• The dialect of the marginalized group in the society

• The dialect of the colonizers

What is the process known as when a creole comes into conflict with the standard language?

• Decreolization

• Creolization

• Decolonization

• Standardization

What is the target of non-native learners of the language?

• Vernacular

• Dialect

• Standard form

• Creole

What is the term for the repetition for emphasis in creole?

• Reduplication

• Palatalisation

• Front Focusing

• Hypercorrection

What is the process of highlighting one element of the sentence by placing it at the beginning called?

• Front Focusing

• Palatalisation

• Hypercorrection

• Double Negatives

What is the term for the attempt to 'convert' creole expressions to Standard English by using an inappropriate grammatical form?

• Front Focusing

• Palatalisation

• Double Negatives

• Hypercorrection