Explore the fascinating world of languages with the 'Danish & The Languages of the World' quiz. Delve into concepts like linguistic relativity, language structures, and the evolution of creole languages. Ideal for learners interested in linguistics and the diverse ways languages shape human thought.
When its speakers begin to use English terms in their everyday language
When none of its speakers are monoligual
When cross-generational transmitting of the language stops
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Finally, the origins of language had been found.
Europeans were amazed to discover the Classic Indian texts.
Sanskrit was the missing link enabling linguists to reconstruct a family tree of most European languages.
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The idea that all languages are linguistically related
The idea that our language defines the way we think
The idea that the way we think is independent of our language
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Hebrew
Sanskrit
Proto-Indo-European
Unknown
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A linguistic universal
Not true
A fact based on the neurophysiology of colour
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Vocabulary relating to a specific subject matter, like medical terminology
Basic vocabulary
Typological features like word order
Bound morphemes
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That all languages are so alike that grammar must be innate
That children learn language so fast they must be born with a special capability
That the grammar of any language can easily be reduced to a few simple, universal rules
That only humans are able to speak, and so language must be related to the genetics of the human race.
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The language which results from language contact
A language from which vocabulary is taken
A language which serves as a structural basis for the mixed language
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The distinctive features of this system are referent sex (like in Danish) and relative age (unlike in Danish)
The distinctive features of this system are parallel sex and relative age (unlike in Danish). Referent sex is irrelevant.
The distinctive features are parallel sex and age (unlike in Danish), relative age for same-sex referents, and sex for cross-sex referents.
The distictive features of this system are referent sex and generation (like in Danish)
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They have many words on the Swadesh list in common
They share typological features like word order, agglutination or vowel harmony
They have many cognate forms
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Vocabulary relating to specific subject matter, like medical vocabulary
Basic vocabulary
Typological features like word order
Bound morphemes
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