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15 Cards in this Set
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A language that is the product of a process of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate.
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A "Lingua Franca"
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What is the systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names?
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A Topoynom
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What is a countries which more than one language is in use?
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"Multilingual"
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What is a variation of a standard language along regional or ethnic lines (including vocabulary as well as pronunciation)?
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A "Dialect"
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What is it when two people can understand each other when speaking to each other what is it called?
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A "Mutual Intelligibility"
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What actions of the government of Quebec cause some English speakers to move?
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They required all businesses to use French.
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What are the three main language groups in Europe?
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Romance, Germanic, and Slavic Languages.
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Which region has the greatest concentration of streets memorializing Martin Luther King?
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The South especially Georgia.
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What is it called when a pidgin language becomes the firs language of a population?
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A Creole Language.
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What language did Nigeria chose as it official language?
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English
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True or False: English is the language most widely used as a second language by hundreds of millions of people in India, Africa and elsewhere?
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True
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True or False: Nigeria has nearly 400 different languages?
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True
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True or False: The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations (e.g. Petco Park, FedEx Field, Coors Field) is an example of language convergence?
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False
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True or False: Congress has declared English the official language of the U.S.?
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False
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True or False: The Renfrew test measures Mutual Intelligibility?
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False
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