Lingua Franca

What is a lingua franca?

• All languages that come from French

• All languages that come from Latin

• A language decided to communicate between speakers with different native languages

• It is the same as foreign language

Why is French often considered a lingua franca, while other languages that are spoken by far more people are not?

• French is an easier language to learn than are most other languages

• French is widely used in many of France’s former colonies around the world.

• People in Europe and the Americas never learned non-European languages such as Arabic and Mandarin

• French is used around the world by artists and musicians, so it is widely known in the international community

• French never merged with other languages to create vast numbers of creole speakers

If two speakers of a different language revert to using English when they are conducting business, English would be known as the-

• Creolized Language

• Lingua Franca

• Isogloss

• Language Branch

The global lingua franca is-

• Chinese

• Spanish

• English

• Mandarin

The English language is a "second" or "third" language in many regions where it is used as a(n)

• global lingua.

• lingua franca.

• expansion diffusion.

• colonial dialect.

What is a lingua franca?

• A language used for trade between speakers of different native languages

• A language that is only spoken in one country

• A language that is extinct

• A language that is only used in religious texts

Which of the following languages is considered a global lingua franca today?

• Spanish

• Mandarin

• English

• Hindi

Why is English often used as a lingua franca in international business?

• It is the easiest language to learn

• It is the most spoken native language

• It is widely taught and used around the world

• It has the most complex grammar

Which historical language served as a lingua franca in the Mediterranean region?

• Latin

• Greek

• Arabic

• French

What role does a lingua franca play in multicultural societies?

• It replaces all native languages

• It serves as a common language for communication

• It is used only in government documents

• It is a ceremonial language