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Language Ch. 5, beginning on page 161, Rubenstein, 9 th ed.
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1.
Look at the leaves of the language family tree on pages 164 – 165. List the five most widely spoken languages.
2.
How has language been a unifying force in China?
3.
Definition of and example of Ideogram –
4.
How has the Afro-Asiatic language family’s significance transcended its number of speakers?
5.
Where are Altaic languages spoken? What problems with links to language exist in this region?
6.
What factors contribute to the great number of languages spoken in Africa?
7.
What is unique about Swahili?
8.
Define and give THREE examples of minority languages. How do groups hold to these languages
when all about them is globalizing?
9.
What does the language of Madagascar lead us to believe about its people?
10. What lessons can be learned from the geography of Nigeria’s languages?
11. An example of an extinct language that has been revived?
12. TWO examples of European states that are considered Multilingual? Why?
13. An example of an isolated language in Europe? Why is its origin significant?
14. Why is Icelandic so significant as a language?
15. Page 172 - Where does the term lingua franca originate from? Give TWO examples of a Lingua Franca other than English.
16. Page 172 – Why does a Pidgin language have NO native speakers?
17. Page 174 – What TWO conclusions can be made from the global distribution of Internet usage?
18. Page 175: Give an example of how English has diffused into other languages such as Japanese and German (Denglish).
19. What were the first six official languages of the United Nations?