Culture & Language Test Study Guide
1.
What types of diffusion can explain how language and culture spread? Be sure to explain your reasoning.
2. Define cultural imperialism and apply it to a real-world situation:
3. What does the term isogloss refer to?
4. What is unique about the Basque language? Where are most Basque speakers found?
5. Know the major language families:
6. What does the term toponym refer to? Be sure to understand what this looks like in the real world.
7. Compare and contrast popular and folk cultures:
8. Why are some languages under the threat of extinction?
9. What is meant by a protolanguage?
10. Compare and contrast assimilation and acculturation:
11. What is meant by global lingua franca? What is the current lingua franca? How does the world work to
accommodate this?
12. What are dialects?
13. Define ethnocentrism:
14. How many languages exist today? Where are the most linguistically diverse places on earth?
15. What is meant by the term language family?