Language Contact: Typology and Language Contact
Description: This quiz evaluates your understanding of the various types of language contact and their effects on language change. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: language contact typology language change |
What is the term for the process by which two or more languages influence each other?
Which of the following is NOT a type of language contact?
What is the term for a new language that develops from the contact between two or more languages?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a pidgin?
What is the term for the process by which a pidgin becomes a creole?
Which of the following is NOT a type of language borrowing?
What is the term for a word that is borrowed from another language?
Which of the following is NOT a type of calque?
What is the term for a change in the meaning of a word?
Which of the following is NOT a type of language convergence?
What is the term for the process by which two or more languages become more different over time?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that can contribute to language divergence?
What is the term for the process by which a language is replaced by another language?
Which of the following is NOT a factor that can contribute to language shift?
What is the term for the process by which a language becomes extinct?